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Mile 107.4 - RBD T.T. Barge Cleaning Inc. East Bank Wharf.

107.4 RBD T.T. Barge Cleaning Inc. East Bank Wharf.

Mile 107.6 - RBD Litton Industries

107.6 RBD Litton Industries The Litton Industries Docks No 1, 2, 3 and 4 are all strung along this right bank descending for the next mile from 107.6 - 106.6 RBD, the idled remains of Avondale Shipyards.

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Mile 107.7 - RBD - Avondale Ship Yard

107.7 RBD - Avondale Ship Yard As you come around 12-Mile Point and the Huey P. Long Bridge appears downstream, paddlers will be amazed by the largest drydock yet seen on the Lower Mississippi River. If it seems as long as an ocean-going freighter, guess what: it is! This

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Mile 107.8 - RBD Litton/Avondale Industries, Inc., Main Plant Wet Dock No. 1

107.8 RBD Litton/Avondale Industries, Inc., Main Plant Wet Dock No. 1

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 108.2 - RBD - International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) Avondale

108.2 RBD - International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) Avondale IMTT Avondale is a 100 acre bulk liquid terminal with 82 tanks for 1.1 million barrels of total capacity. Tanks range in size from 3,000 to 80,000 barrels. The terminal handles vegetable and other natural oils, specialty

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Mile 108.3 - RBD International - Matex Tank Terminals, Ltd., Avondale Dock No’s 1, 2 & 3

108.3 RBD International - Matex Tank Terminals, Ltd., Avondale Dock No’s 1, 2 & 3

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Mile 108.4 - RBD Wood Resources Corp., Avondale Wharf

108.4 RBD Wood Resources Corp., Avondale Wharf

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Mile 112.0 - Miles 112-109: LBD Twelve Mile Point Greenspace

112 - 109 LBD Twelve Mile Point Greenspace This Chem Corridor Greenspace is the thinnest yet encountered on the Lower Mississippi, but provides all of the buffer necessary to achieve the “river illusion,” that peaceful sensation that only a paddler can enjoy. Even though this Greenspace is a thin slice

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Mile 111.8 - LBD Small Sand Dune

111.8 LBD Small Sand Dune There is a small sand dune with soft landing that forms in low water, and would make for good camping or picnicking at any water levels below 8NO. Good protection from levee by thick brushy woods.

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Mile 111.0 - RBD ARTCO New Orleans Shipyard Slip

111 RBD ARTCO New Orleans Shipyard Slip You’ve probably had close encounters with their big 3-screw tows throwing out big rolling waves in their outwash upstream, their fleet includes the Crimson Duke, the American Spirit, and other giants of the Mississippi River, some of the biggest and most power

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Mile 111.0 - Miles 111-109: Wood Resources Fleeting

111-109 Wood Resources Fleeting Two miles of fleeting occupy the outside of Avondale Bend partially squeezing traffic through this section. Large eddie along 12-Mile Point might force you into the middle of the river, causing head on collisions with other traffic in the area. Use your best paddler’s judgement

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Mile 111.0 - Miles 111-108: Avondale Bend/the “River Illusion”

111 - 108 Avondale Bend/the “River Illusion” As you paddle into Avondale Bend the busy industrial Kenner reach fades away and some quietness returns along with long lines of trees on both sides of the river, giving the illusion of paddling through a wild wooded place. We call this