La Serpente

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Prairie Des Femmes Water Corporation

 

Prairie Des Femmes Water Corporation constructs and operates a water distribution system within and for that part of the area within the confines of St. Martin Parish lying within the following area:

Beginning at a point which is the confluence of Bayou Carencro, Bayou Fuselier and the Vermilion River; said point also being the common boundary of St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish and Lafayette Parish; thence following the meanderings of Bayou Fuselier in a northerly direction to its intersection with Bayou Bourbeaux; thence following the meanderings of Bayou Bourbeaux in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the centerline of Louisiana Highway 93; thence in a westerly direction along the centerline of Louisiana Highway 93, a distance of 5,400 feet; thence in a due north direction for a distance of 7,000 feet to Bayou Bourbeaux; thence following the meanderings of Bayou Bourbeaux in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with Coulee de Marks; thence following the meanderings of Coulee de Marks in an easterly than a south-easterly direction to its intersection with Bayou Fuselier; thence following the meanderings of Bayou Fuselier in a south-easterly direction to its intersection with the western corporate limits of the Town of Arnaudville; thence southerly along the western corporate limits line and a projection thereof to the intersection with the centerline of Bayou Pont Brule; thence following the meanderings of Bayou Pont Brule in a southwestern then southerly direction to its intersection with the Lafayette Parish-St. Martin Parish Line; thence westerly along said parish boundary line to its intersection with the centerline of the Vermilion River; thence following the meanderings of the Vermilion River in a north-westerly direction to its intersection with Bayou Carencro and Bayou Fuselier which is the point of beginning.

Au long du Bayou Teche

Bayou Têche Treasure

We went down to the Bayou Teche at Leonville in the cool of the evening to run the boat a little. Heard the bells singing from Saint Leo. Spotted some old bottle dumps in the bank. Found some lovely whole blue miniature pottery, a few bottles, and even a footed, gold trimmed, rose teacup with only the handle missing. Can't stop imagining some fancy Leonville lady throwing that out only to have me dig it out of the bank decades later. Thinking of bleaching it well and making it my new favorite cup. 

Update: Caught a heatstroke digging this up.

Bayou Texhe January

Au Long du Bayou Têche

We took our little bâteau out on Bayou Têche at Leonville the other day. Went down to where there is an old dump and bottle bank. I found a couple
of cool old bottles, but being on he bank is sorta scary. It reminded me
of that scene in the movie Labyrinth where they are sinking in the trash. The bank is practically "made" of broken glass and rusted aluminum and metal of all kinds, and covered with a nice layer of bayou mud, leaves and poison ivy. The bank is steep and Il faisait chaud! It was hot out. On the ride back we saw some very strange "brain-like" fruits of the bois d'arc. Back at the new launch across from Champagnes Marché I found a few more old shards. Some very beautiful ones along the Bayou Têche.

Fruits of the bois d'arc.