La. 418 follows the east side Atchafalaya levee north for a short ways then turns east following the channel connecting the Atchafalaya with the Mississippi where there are locks. Then it crosses La.15.
    I passed these logs which were being sprayed with water, I think. Logs use to be floated in a pond prior to cutting in the old lumber mills. I bet Marion can help me on this one.
   Being a sucker for old houses, this one got shot.It has the signature double front doors and entrance to the attic. The original stairs are gone. Looks like a ladder there now.
  Immediately after crossing La.15, White Hall is on the right. The marker on the left. The connection between the places is another reason I wanted you to stop at Yellow Bayou.
   Three views of the place. There is a link, for the society which is try to save her, if I can find it.
   At the corner of La. 971 and 418 is this cabin. I first thought it was an old homestead then I started seeing cabins built exactly alike. This is plantation country and my bet is that these were slave houses or if not that old, for sure, share- cropper's homes built by the plantation on plantation land.  I took all ot their pictures for they will soon be gone. They and their occupants made the plantaion system work.
  Behind the tree in the above picture I saw this one. I stopped thinking it deserted like the others. I only wanted  a shot of the old wringer washing machine. I was coming from the opposite direction and hadn't seen the others yet. On the 2005 ride it was deserted. The little garden was gone and their were no signs of life. I bet the occupants could have told some stories.
2003 Trip
Marion says, "The water spraying on the logs is to keep insects out and keep the logs from decaying. If you have ever seen lumber stained blue, this is the reason". I was hoping it was just water as that fella down at the end on the tractor was getting wet.