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The Schooner Bayou Control Structure is a flood control structure located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is part of the Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District, which encompasses the southern half of the state of Louisiana.

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1957 Atlantic hurricane season

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maximum storm surge height measured was 4.7 ft (1.4 m) at the Schooner Bayou Control Structure. Bertha dropped heavy rainfall primarily as a remnant low across...

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Jean Lafitte

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a young man, Lafitte likely spent much time exploring the wetlands and bayou country south of New Orleans. In later years, he was described as having...

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Mermentau River

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estuarine nursery ground. Freshwater inflow is from the Catfish Point Control Structure. Presently, several large freshwater lakes (Grand Lake, White Lake)...

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Irish Bayou of Louisiana during the boat chase sequence. By ramming attack with his own commandeered boat, Bond deflects Adam's out-of-control speedboat...

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Louisiana Highway 82

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about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) before crossing a third swing bridge over the Schooner Bayou Canal, also known as the Old Intracoastal Canal. LA 82 proceeds northward...

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Samuel May Williams House

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wished to live along the banks of McKinney's Bayou. His 22 acres (8.9 ha) lot was located near the bayou at 35th Street and Avenue A, about 2 miles (3...

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before the Civil War had never required such a structure. This system provided suitable civilian control and administrative support to the small field...

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established in 1933 at St. Andrew's Marina, was later moved to Alligator Bayou in October 1971 and was moved again to its present location in November...

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Siege of Port Hudson

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General Van Dorn by occupying Port Hudson, situated between Baton Rouge and Bayou Sara, with troops under the command of General Daniel Ruggles. Soldiers...

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after New Orleans was captured and in 1868 was sold for scrap. The similar Bayou St. John submarine is preserved in the Louisiana State Museum. CSS Hunley...

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Fort Manhassett

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timber and planks from the federal collier Manhassett. This was a civilian, schooner-rigged vessel out of Boston, Massachusetts, under contract to supply coal...

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Military history of the Acadians

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Spanish Louisiana stormed and captured the small British frontier post on Bayou Manchac on 7 September 1779. Jean-Baptiste Hébert and Jean-Joseph Girouard...

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