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Happy Holidays!
News:
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Deer: Oct 1 through Jan 31
Quail and pheasant: Nov 19 - Feb 28
Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Squirrel: Oct 1 - Feb 28
Nutria: Sept 1 - Feb 28
Crows, blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles: Sept 1 - Jan 1
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: Nov 5 - Jan 28
Rails: Nov 12 - Jan. 4
Gallinules: Nov 12 - Jan 4
Snipe: Dec 17 - Feb 28
Canada Geese: Dec 17 - Jan 31
Light and White-fronted Geese: Dec 17 - Feb 12
Doves: Dec 17 - Jan 15
Bobcat, raccoon, possum: year-round
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| The Times-Picayune: Rising river bottom could switch Mississippi to Atchafalaya riverbed in next mega flood |
| LDWF: Body of boater recovered from Little Bayou Pigeon |
| The Acadiana Advocate: Second waterfowl split starts Saturday; early reports mixed |
| Houma Today: State's new heritage trail highlights local wetlands |
| Baton Rouge Business Report: Construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline could soon begin; opponents push for more studies |
| Louisiana Sportsman: Map out the deer rut: Peak of rutting, breeding activity varies greatly |
| KATC: Making Spirits Bright: A list of all the holiday light displays in Acadiana |
Events:
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| Lafayette Paddle Club's Christmas Celebration Paddle Trip, Dec 16 from 4 - 9:30 pm at Bayou Vermilion in Lafayette |
| Christmas on the Cajun Coast, throughout December in St. Mary Parish |
| Christmas Bonfires, Dec 24 on the Mississippi River Levee |
| The Cajun Way, Saturdays in December at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Jean Lafitte National Park |
| La Table Francaise, last Saturday of every month at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
| Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Friday at 10 am at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville |
Water Levels:
Data is for 12/14/2017
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: 13.4'
24 hour change: -1.2'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 12.0' by 12/19
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: 21.4'
24 hour change: -0.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 19.0' by 12/19
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge
Flood Stage: 35'
Stage: 9.0'
24 hour change: -0.3'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 12/19
Mississippi River at New Orleans
Flood Stage: 17'
Stage: 2.4'
24 hour change: +0.1'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.1' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River
Atchafalaya River at Simmesport
Flood Stage: 47'
Stage: 8.0'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.7' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River at Melville
Flood Stage: 34'
Stage: 4.6'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs
Flood Stage: 29'
Stage: 4.4'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.5' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose
Flood Stage: 20'
Stage: 3.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW
Flood Stage: 12'
Stage: 2.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.4' by 12/19
Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point
Flood Stage: 15'
Stage: 1.7'
Forecast: expect to FALL TO 1.6' by 12/19
Atchafalaya River at Morgan City
Flood Stage: 6'
Stage: 1.5'
Forecast: expect to FALL to 1.4' by 12/19
Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 8.52'
Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel
Stage: 5.21'
Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)
Stage: 16.29'
Middle Fork, Bayou Long
Stage: 1.83'
Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove
Stage: 6.91'
Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose
Stage: 5.35'
Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson
Stage: 9.05'
Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne
Stage: 17.79'
Work Canal near I-10
Stage: 8.76'
Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long
Stage: 4.13'
Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot
Stage: 2.42'
Send in your Basin Pics! Thanks to Charles Reulet for this week's feature photo of a snowy day in Iberia Parish!
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