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Bayou Plaquemine Brulé ( ; historically spelled ''Plakemine''; translating to "burnt
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bayou") is a waterway in the
Mermentau River The Mermentau River () is a river in southern Louisiana in the United States. It enters the Gulf of Mexico between Calcasieu Lake and Vermilion Bay on the Chenier Coastal Plain. The Mermentau River supplies freshwater for the Mermentau Basi ...
basin of south
Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
. The bayou is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed June 20, 2011
and is navigable for of its lower course. One of the first settlers of the area was Michel Comeau.
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List of rivers of Louisiana List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico East of the Mississippi *Pearl River (Mississippi–Louis ...


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Map of the southwestern Bayou region
Rivers of Louisiana Rivers of Acadia Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-river-stub