River Log section: Baton Rouge to Venice
Baton Rouge to Venice
135.4 - 134.7 LBD La Place Anchorage As noted above, the main channel gets squeezed in this area between a very long fleeting area on both sides of the river, in addition to this anchorage. If the freighters are stationary (they usually are) you can stay out of
Baton Rouge to Venice
137.8 - 135 RBD Cargo Carriers Fleeting & Mooring Warning: paddlers will encounter non-stop fleeted barges for 3 to 4 miles crowding the entire West bank from 138 to 134 RBD. Downstream of Bonnet Carre Point the barges are moored mid-channel, while the navigation channel swings wide towards East
Baton Rouge to Venice
138 RBD Reserve The Reserve Ferry is no longer in operation, but paddlers can stop at the old Ferry Landing and access Reserve. Be sure to pull your vessel out of the water. Tugboats making big waves also frequent this landing. Recommended resupply: Greg's Neighborhood Market, just over
Baton Rouge to Venice
138.7 LBD Port of South Louisiana, Globalplex Bulk Commodities Wharves Formerly a sugar mill, the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal is a public terminal -owned by the Port of South Louisiana and operated by Associated Terminals- for both vessels and barges that provides handling and storage for bulk, breakbulk, and containerized
Baton Rouge to Venice
139.2 LBD ADM/Growmark, Reserve Elevator Wharf ADM Growmark has a grain terminal just downriver from Cargil.
Baton Rouge to Venice
139.4 LBD Cargill Cargill’s Terre Haute grain terminal is located just downriver from Marathon. The terminal has 4 load spouts and a 6,000,000 bushel capacity. (Paul Orr)
Baton Rouge to Venice
139.8 LBD Cargill, Inc. - NAGOC Reserve Oilseed Wharf
Baton Rouge to Venice
140.5 LBD Marathon Garyville Refinery, Pinnacle Polymers, and Air products and Chemicals Construction began in 1973 by ECOL, Ltd. and was completed in 1976, when Marathon purchased and started up the plant. Marathon is located on 3,500 acres of former San Francisco Plantation property. Marathon is the third
Baton Rouge to Venice
140.6 - 140.0 LBD Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Louisiana Refining Docks 1, 2, 3 & 4
Baton Rouge to Venice
141.25 LBD - Garyville & 139.75 LBD - Lions The Marathon refinery is located between Lions, a community founded by former slaves, and Garyville, a racially mixed community on the upstream side. Refinery operations and multiple accidents contributed to an unhealthy and noxious environment; residents from both towns
Baton Rouge to Venice
141.7 LBD St. John Fleeting, Repair Wharves and Garyville Fleet
Baton Rouge to Venice
141 RBD - 139 LBD Willow Bend Crossing Coming into the very busy industrial reach of Reserve, paddlers should listen to VHF 67 and watch very carefully as you paddle around Forty Eight Mile Point. Follow your intuition as to best line of travel. Too wide might bring you face