Robin Cole-Jett2 days agoEugene Woodruff: Victim of Yellow Fever at ShreveportThe Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1873 claimed several victims in Shreveport, including Eugene Woodruff, who removed the Raft of the Red River.
Robin Cole-JettOct 24, 2023The Cossatot River The Cossatot River derives from a French word meaning"crushed head," and in 1833, it was to be spanned by a toll bridge.
Robin Cole-JettOct 14, 2023The Gardie Eastman, the last Steamboat on the Red River?Decommissioned in 1926, the Gardie Eastman may well have been the last steamboat to traverse the entirety of the Red River.
Robin Cole-JettOct 14, 2023Twelve Mile Bayou, aka the Jefferson to Shreveport WaterwayI was pleasantly surprised to recognize that the Jefferson to Shreveport Waterway still exists as Twelve Mile Bayou.