Louisiana Through My Lens - Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park
One of my favorite places in Louisiana is Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park and the adjacent Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site. I really enjoy the site for it's history as well as it's beautiful well kept grounds. It's a great place to take a peaceful walk by yourself or enjoy a picnic with family. Every time I have been there the location has been quite, peaceful and surprisingly devoid of more than a handful of visitors. It is truly one of the Pelican State's true hidden gems. Here is some history: As a distributary of the Mississippi River and a route to the heartland of Louisiana through the Atchafalaya Basin, Bayou Plaquemine was used as a navigable artery centuries before the age of European exploration. From the early 1700s, Bayou Plaquemine served as a commercial transport route, promoting settlement and economic prosperity in southwest and northern Louisiana via the Atchafalaya, Red and other rivers. The Plaquemine Lock was designed by Colonel George W. Goet...