Happy Sunday Morning! Sun is shining and the weather is great perfect weather for Parade watching-
Yesterday – I answered a comment with – Across the River. And here in Louisiana that’s a common statement. But maybe not where you live. Louisiana is a state filled with many Rivers,lakes and bayous. The main River is the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya River comes off of that River and Leads into Cajun Country ( The home of the Acadians that settled Louisiana.) My little town sets on the banks of the Atchafalaya surrounded by a ring levee for protection. One of many towns that grew up around the Rivers. Making it rich in farming,lumber,oil and great hunting. Lisa
So when I say – Across the River I refer to both Rivers.
A Little History Lesson.
The Atchafalaya River /ətʃæfəˈlaɪ.ə/[1] is a 137-mile-long (220 km)[2]distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River,[3] and is the fifth largest river in North America, by discharge.[4] The name “Atchafalaya” comes from Choctaw for “long river”, from hachcha, “river”, and falaya, “long”.[5]