Baton Rouge to Venice
182 LBD Old Inger Oil Refinery Superfund Site The Old Inger site was a former oil refinery and waste oil reclamation facility that began operation in 1967. The facility was purchased by Old Inger Oil Refinery in 1976 and operated until March 1978. When the site was active, waste oils
Baton Rouge to Venice
182.8 - 182 LBD Carline's Geismar Fleeting Paddlers beware: Geismar Fleeting area! Busy location.
Baton Rouge to Venice
183.1 RBD T.T. Barge Cleaning Inc.
Baton Rouge to Venice
183.2 LBD Shell Chemical and OxyChem Shell Chemical produces industrial chemicals such as alpha olefins, detergent alcohols, alcohol ethoxylates, plasticiser alcohols, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycols. These products are used to manufacture personal care products, soaps, shampoos and household cleaning solutions. Located behind Shell, OxyChem (formerly Occidental Chemical) is
Baton Rouge to Venice
183.2 LBD Sandbar below Shell Geismar There is a small shelf of sand located here that makes for good picnicking in low water levels, and even affords some shade from nearby willows. Unfortunately Shell Geismar is paranoid about people approaching from the water, and might chase you off. Shell
Baton Rouge to Venice
228.9 RBD Cargill Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission Grain Wharf Cargill Greater Baton Rouge is the first giant grain transfer operation on the Lower Mississippi River, where the freighters meet the barges. Here grain barges meet grain freighters and the bounty of America’s bosom helps feed the world.
Baton Rouge to Venice
229.1 RBD Baton Rouge City 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 the other caustic
Baton Rouge to Venice
229 LBD Glass Beach Best start place, end place and resupply place in the Baton Rouge area. Possible camp spot, if needed, but popular urban area. There is a paved public ramp just downstream from the Interstate 10 Bridge, at mile 229 on the East bank. On the maps it
Baton Rouge to Venice
229 - 228.5 LBD Lower Baton Rouge Anchorage Freighters sometimes drop anchors and remain stationary here awaiting their turn to approach docks and load or unload their cargoes. When you see these designated areas on the USACE 2007 Maps you will know for certain that they are anchored and
Baton Rouge to Venice
229 LBD Old Municipal Dock Directly below the Glass Beach boat ramp sits an abandoned monument of crumbling concrete and graffiti. The old Baton Rouge Municipal Dock was completed in 1926 and once handled ocean-going cargo with a 12-ton locomotive crane. However, by 1968 the dock was outdated and its
Baton Rouge to Venice
The I-10 (New) Bridge Louisiana is the land of massive continuous steel truss bridges. The local geography where the land is very close to sea level combined with ocean going ships traveling the Mississippi River forces the bridges to rise up over 150 feet in the air, then cross the
Baton Rouge to Venice
229.6 - 228.6 RBD - Port Of Baton Rouge The Port of Baton Rouge has 45' deepwater access for ocean-going vessels, 3,000 continuous feet of wharf, 525,000 square feet of warehouse space, 50,000 square feet of open shipside storage, rail and truck access to