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Greetings from the Department of Natural Resources Atchafalaya Basin Program!
NEWS AND EVENTS:
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News:
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 August 2 - 8 is National Farmer's Market Week
Find one near you:
Marksville
Marksville Farmers Market
122 E. Mark St.
Sat. 8-11 a.m., June
Baton Rouge
Red Stick Farmers Market #1
Fifth St. & Main St.
Sat. 8 a.m.- noon, year round
Zachary
Zachary Famers Market
City Hall side parking lot
Sat. 8 a.m.- 12 p.m., year round
New Iberia
Teche Area Farmers Market
Main St. Bouligny Plaza
Tues. 2:30-6 p.m., Sat. 7-11 a.m.
Lafayette
Acadiana Farmers Market
801 Foreman Dr. & Dulles St.
Tues., Thurs. & Sat. 5 - 10 a.m.
Year round
Opelousas
St. Landry Farmers Market
952 East Landry St., Hwy. 190
Tues., Thurs. & Sat. 6:30-11 a.m.
April-Nov.
Eunice
Eunice Farmers Market
Second St. & Park Ave.
Wed. 3:30-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.
Washington
Washington Community Farmers
Market
Town Pavilion
Sat. 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m., year round
St. Martinville
St. Martinville Creole Market
Evangeline Blvd. & Main St.
Sat. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
May-Dec.
St. Martinville
Bayou Teche Market
203 New Market St.
Sat. 7 a.m.-11 a.m., year round
Franklin
Franklin Farmers' Market
306 Willow St.
Sat. 8 a.m.-noon,
Tues. 2 p.m.-6 p.m., year round
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| KATC: Call to reinstate mercury testing in fish |
| Sun Herald: Mississippi Alligator Hunting Permits Sold Out |
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Save the Date:
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| Les Mains Guidees: Beekeeping at Vermilionvlle on August 1 |
| Petit Tour du Teche, paddling race for kids 5-17 with various age divisions, Aug 1 |
| Wood Stork & Wading Bird Feeding Event, Aug 8 from 7 am to 12 pm at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area - South Farm |
| Conversation in French around the coffee pot, in St. Martinville, August 8 |
| Vermilionville Beginner's Canoe/Kayak Lesson, Aug. 8 from 8:30 to 11:30 at Vermilionville |
| Food Truck Fest at the Farmers Market, 10 am to 2 pm at the Teche Area Farmers Market in New Iberia |
| Acadian Culture Day at Vermilionville on August 9 |
| National Day of the Acadians, Aug. 15, 250th anniversary of the arrival of the early French refugees who carved out a unique lifestyle for themselves in the South Louisiana soil. Throughout the day, interpretive rangers from Longfellow-Evangeline SHS will showcase the material culture of the early Acadians. 10 am to 6 pm in St. Martinville. |
| Adoration On The Teche, a Eucharistic procession along Bayou Teche will take place from Leonville to St. Martinville, Aug. 15 at 8 am |
| Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Aug. 12 - 16 at the Shrimp Festival Grounds in Delcambre |
| Mississippi River Commission low-water inspection trip public meeting, Aug. 21 at 9 am at City Dock above the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge |
| Bushcraft, Aug. 22 from 9 to 10 am at the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in St. Martinville |
| Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Meeting, Aug. 29 from 8 am to 12 pm in Eunice |
| Bayou Vermilion Novice Canoe/Kayak Lesson & Guided Paddle Trip, Aug. 29 from 8:30 to 11:30 am at Vermilionville |
| Howl at the Moon Lake Martin Paddle Trip, Aug. 29 at 5 pm at Lake Martin in Lafayette |
| La Table Francaise at NUNU's, Aug. 29, enjoy coffee and homemade treats while engaging in group conversation in French from 9am to noon in Arnaudville |
| Rendez Vous des Cajuns, every Saturday in August at 4 pm at the Liberty Center in Eunice |
| Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Sept. 4-7 in Morgan City |
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Let us know if you have an upcoming event to promote the Basin!
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Checking the water:
The information below is obtained from the USGS and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has been compiled by DNR into this format to allow a quick look at information pertinent to the Atchafalaya Basin. Click here for current weather conditions and water levels.
Data is for 8/4/2015
ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.
Ohio River at Cairo
Location: Southernmost gauge on the Ohio River in Illinois Reading significance - used to forecast rises on the Mississippi. Lag time, 4 to 6 days.
Flood Stage: 40'
Stage: 30.9'
24 hour change: -0.9'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 25.9' by 8/9
Mississippi River, just south of ORCS, at Red River Landing
Reading: Mississippi River south of ORCS, after the diversion into the Atchafalaya
Flood Stage: 48'
Stage: 55.1'
24 hour change: -0.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 50.6' by 8/9
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 37.9'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 34.2' by 8/9
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 15.1'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 14.2' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River, just south of ORCS, at Simmesport
Reading: The combined latitudinal flows of the Red, Black, Ouachita, and ORCS flow from the Mississippi
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 33.0'
Forecast: expect FALL to 30.0' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 25.8'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 23.3' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 23.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 21.2' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River above Butte Larose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 16.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 15.5' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 9.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 8.8' by 8/9
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 10.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 9.8' by 8/9
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 6.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.0' by 8.9
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 6.55'
Bayou Courtableau
Stage: 18.66'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 8.28'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene
Stage: 14.15'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 11.79'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 15.65'
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