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Lewis Street Swing Bridge on the Bayou Teche in New Iberia,La.

1/3 mile down da bayou I was raised ....

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More on the Bayou Teche

Bayou Teche is of the Ishak (Attakapas) language meaning Winding Snake. The bayou was the Mississippi River approx. 3500-2800 B.P (Teche - Beige Polygon).
Click here to view annimation of Mississippi delta lobes over time Turn Off Swing Bridge Model

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More on the La. Coast

Click for USGS - coastal land loss overlay

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More on the La. Coast

click for forum post on: Tug on the Intracoastal Water Way & Tug dry docked at Breaux's Bay Craft

also includes placemark for Avery Island, Home of Tobassco. The salt domes that create Avery are also used for strategic oil reserves.

The waterway in this model is one of the contributing factors for the land loss in the USGS overlay above.

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Turn on the Geographic Web Layer for additional info of the area