1/27/2022

January 27, 2022 Road Trip around Calcasieu Parish

Another beautiful day so we decided to take another road trip.  Right by the campground is a bridge that goes over the Bayou Lacassine and then down a dirt road to who knows where.  Well today we decided to find out where.

The Lorrain Bridge:

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (1)

The Bayou:

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2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (10)

Every day, we see folks bring their boats and fish – looks murky to me. We also hear gun shots too – probably hunting season.

The road:

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (11)

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (12)

Cool trees in the swamp:

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Yes, folks do live here.  There were some areas where I swear I heard dueling banjos.

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (21)

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (22)

The road went past fields like this.  They are built in squares with a dirt berm, then flooded.  We have not been able to figure out what they are growing.  In some of the ponds there is netting laid down first so we are assuming some type of fish farm.  So if anyone knows, let us know.

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (29)

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (33)

Grain storage by a larger lake:

2022-01-27 Road Trip on Nibbett Road by Lorrain Park (35)

We also saw lots of cattle and horses and patches of homes here and there.  There are also other roads off this main one but do not look as regularly traveled plus we did not know if they were private.

The road finally ended in route LA99 and from there we headed north and east.  We went thru the little burgs of Welsh and Roanoke and into the little city of Jennings where we had lunch.  From there we headed south to Lake Arthur and west and north to home.  In between the little cities and towns are farms with cattle, goats, and horses and many of those water farms too.  Plus a lot of wetlands and what I call “scrub” areas.  Very interesting.

Tomorrow we continue our journey east so stay tuned and enjoy today.

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2 comments:

Jan T said...

The fields you're seeing in Louisiana are probably crawfish farms.

Diane said...

Thanks Jan, We were thinking that or catfish or rice. Hope all is well.