Robin Cole-Jett4 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 28, 2023Cash Point in LouisianaIf you search "Cash Point" in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on a map today, you'd find RV Park bearing the name, and not much else.
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-JettSep 22, 2023Western Louisiana in the Civil WarWhen the capitol of Louisiana faced Union Control and Reconstruction during the Civil War, western Louisiana descended into lawlessness.