Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Mile 214.0 - Miles 214-215: RBD
214-215 RBD Manchac Point First and best “remote” feeling camp below Baton Rouge
John Ruskey
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Mile 220.0 - Baton Rouge to New Orleans
220 LBD Duncan Point Human foot-traffic (fishermen) possible
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Mile 227.4 - LBD LSU
227.4 LBD LSU The Louisiana State University(LSU) campus extends to the River here and a large area of the batture is kept mowed into a nice big green space that stays dry until ?? feet BRG. There is a little park on top of the levee with flags that
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Mile 228.3 - RBD Intercostal Waterway (Port Allen Lock & Dam)
228.3 RBD Intercostal Waterway (Port Allen Lock & Dam) The Intercostal Waterway cuts through Port Allen and heads southwestward towards Morgan City, and from there points further west along the Louisiana and then Texas coastlines. You have to lock through the levee to get to the canal. There are
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Mile 229.1 - LBD Glass Beach (Baton Rouge Boat Ramp)
229.1 LBD Glass Beach (Baton Rouge Boat Ramp) There is a paved public ramp just downstream from the Interstate 10 Bridge, at mile 229 on the East bank. On the maps it is labeled Baton Rouge Boat Ramp, but locals call it Glass Beach. Its banks are covered with
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Mile 229.1 - RBD Greater Baton Rouge Dock No.1 Wharf: Community Coffee
229.1 RBD Greater Baton Rouge Dock No.1 Wharf: Community Coffee If the wind is blowing directly across the river when you are loading in or taking out at Glass Beach you might detect the distinct aroma of roasting coffee beans. This is not a delusion. Amidst all of
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Mile 229.3 - I-10 Highway Bridge “New Bridge”
229.3 I-10 Highway Bridge “New Bridge” Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the American Interstate Highway System. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 (SR 1) (Pacific Coast Highway) in Santa Monica, California to I-95 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Mile 229.4 - LBD Argosy Casino
229.4 LBD Argosy Casino If you think you see a steamboat tied up below the USS Kidd wipe your eyes and save your pocketbook for better things to gamble on, like where you’ll find your next Po-Boy sandwich or Abita Beer. Argosy is now known as the Belle
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Mile 229.6 - LBD City Excursion Wharf AKA “The Paperclips”
229.6 LBD City Excursion Wharf AKA “The Paperclips” Locally referred to as “the Paperclips” for reasons that should be obvious when you see it, this is where the American Queen docks when she is in town. Otherwise it doesn’t get much use.
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Mile 229.6 - LBD USS Kidd
229.6 LBD USS Kidd A fletcher-class destroyer, first launched in 1943 and sailed extensively during WWII and the Korean War now serves as a museum and memorial in downtown Baton Rouge. Definitely worth exploring for any history or marine buff.
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Mile 230.1 - RBD West Baton Rouge Tourist Commission, Court Street Landing
230.1 RBD West Baton Rouge Tourist Commission, Court Street Landing The City of Port Allen has made their old ferry landing into a nice public park. Paddlers should be able to find a place to make landfall but be careful the main channel comes rather close to the right
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Mile 230.0 - LBD Welcome to Baton Rouge: Downtown Riverfront
230 LBD Welcome to Baton Rouge: Downtown Riverfront Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, was founded on top of the 50-foot Istrouma Bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River, the last of the Mississippi Loess Bluffs. This last bluff coincides with the edge of the Pleistocene Escarpment. Beyond