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124.4 RBD T.T. Barge Mile 125 Barge Launch and Repair Wharf Big oil and petrochem barges are constructed onshore at T.T. Barge Launch, and then set to sail via a massive dock/launching facility. This is a fascinating location. Paddlers attention might be attracted here by the
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124.5 RBD Beverly Industries, Hahnville Aggregate Yard Wharf
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124.6 LBD - New Sarpy Just on the other side of the sprawling facility from Norco, New Sarpy is located adjacent to the Valero oil refinery. After lightning ignited a poorly maintained gasoline tank that resulted in a 13 hour fire, residents of New Sarpy protested and demanded relocation.
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125 LBD Valero Refining Corp., Norco Refinery Dock No.1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Valero occupies 5 docks between 125.3 and 124.8 LBD. No stopping anywhere along this stretch of river. Keep a safe distance out from docking facilities.
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125.5 LBD - Shell, Motiva, Valero, Union Carbide, and Rain CII In 1916 the New Orleans Refining Company purchased 366 acres of rice, indigo, and sugar cane fields from the Good Hope Plantation and began operating it as an oil terminal later that year. In 1919, the company provided
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126 LBD - Bayou Trepagnier Bayou Trepagnier runs from the petrochemical complex next to Norco through the LaBranch wetlands and into Bayou LaBranch just before it enters Lake Pontchartrain. The Shell oil refinery (now Motiva) dumped wastewater into the bayou for approximately 60 years from the 1930's to
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126 LBD Motiva Enterprises, Norco Refining Dock 1, 2, 3 & 4 Motive occupies a number of docks between 125.6 and 125.4 LBD. No stopping anywhere along here. Keep a safe distance out from docking facilities.
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126.9 LBD - Shell Norco Chemical Plant West Site and Momentive Specialty Chemicals The Shell Norco Chemical Plant West Site was built in 1955. The East and West plants together process gas feeds and liquid feeds to produce nearly 3 billion pounds of ethylene and 1.4 billion pounds
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126.1 LBD - Diamond and Norco These two communities are sandwiched between a Shell chemical plant on the east and a sprawling facility including another Shell Chemical plant and two oil refineries on the west. After a series of frightening explosions and accidents at the Shell Chemical facility, the
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127 RBD Upper St. Rose Repair & Fleeting A shallow gully washes in here amongst the noise and hub-bub of neighboring industrial giants. Neither landings nor any bank side activity recommended, but in case of emergency you could pull up the sandy drainage here and get your breath. If you
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127 RBD Upper St. Rose Repair Wharf and Fleet Mooring Another long line of barge fleeting is found West Bank, with no opportunity for stopping. Winds get concentrated by the non-stop bankside infrastructure, as well as the waves. Be especially careful about paddling through here in strong Southerly or Easterly
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127.8 RBD Taft Taft began as a sugarcane plantation and slowly grew to include a post office, store, and the Holy Rosary Catholic Church (established in 1877). In 1966, Union Carbide (now Dow Chemical Corporation) bought the Holy Rosary property and moved the church to Hahnville. The Holy Rosary