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The river makes a gentle curve around Will’s Point at Jesuit Bend (just a bump in the road compared to the radical bends upstream -- less than 90 degrees). This bump creates a series of possible campsites/picnic sites along its inside edge from 68.5 to 67.5
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Plaquemines Parish Public Boat Ramp is located in Shingle Park on the West Bank inside English Turn Bend RBD near mile 78. From land it’s directly behind the Plaquemines Parish Health Department, 3706 Main St, Belle Chasse, LA 70037. This wide boat ramp is made of revetment, bordered by
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English Turn Bend and makes a tight turn in excess of 90 degrees around Shingle Point, which means another blind corner. In addition to the usual unknowns coming around a blind corner, the currents are powerful here even at low water, and a giant eddy forms around Shingle Point, extending
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Good camping, but not as high as 12-Mile Point. Good protection from south wind or storms. Sandbars on Shingle Point are dry up to 7NO gage. There is an intriguing wetlands/pond behind LBD 78 Shingle Point begging for birders and exploration, but watch out for gators. The camping opportunities
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Best camping below New Orleans, good in low water, 0-8NO Gage. Good protection from north winds or storms approaching from north or northwest. Twelve Mile Point is the best camp within 20 miles below New Orleans. At low water (2-8NO gage) you’ll find a series of low dunes right
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Possible exit to the Gulf of Mexico via long series of lakes, chutes, bayous and bays that empty into Cape Breton 20-25 miles SE. The tight bend Poydras Bend experienced crevasses at Poydras and Caernarvon. The Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion was opened in 1992 to allow the natural process of sedimentation
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You can lock through into the Algiers canal for access to many choices for public boat ramps beyond. Also, continue on down the Intracoastal Waterway to Morgan City, the Atchafalaya River, and points West -- on into Texas. The Algiers Lock and Canal connects the Mississippi River with the Intracoastal
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Paddlers can exit the Mississippi here and access Lake Ponchartrain or or the Intracoastal Waterway heading east towards Florida. You can lock into the Industrial Canal here to gain entrance to Lake Ponchartrain, or follow the Intracoastal Waterway East towards Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Mobile, Pensacola and points
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Great camping at low or medium water, but goes underwater in higher water levels (above 10 NO gage). With majestic views of St. Louis Cathedral, Jax Brewery, the French Quarter and all of downtown New Orleans, this perennial beach is an ideal spot to recharge your soul after a long
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Best picnicking and camping within easy reach of downtown New Orleans. Good at all water levels, but exposed to winds and storms. Good camping at all water levels can be found around Algiers Point. In fact, this is the best picnicking and camping within easy reach of the French Quarter,
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Make your landing at the staircase on the levee at the “Moonwalk,” and secure your vessel. Now you can enjoy a walk over the levee to access the heart of the French Quarter in Jackson Square. Cafe Du Monde and the French Market are nearby, and the St. Louis Cathedral
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This is a big mall - the kind that you've probably been trying to escape with your trip down the river. It was originally a venue for the World's Fair. On December 14, 1994, a 700-foot ocean-going freighter, loaded with grain, ran askew and slammed into