What happened to the Bayou Chene?
After the 1937 flood, several Bayou Chene residents moved their homes to the high spoil banks created by the dredging of the Bayou Chene and Bayou Tarleton cuts.
What is the history of Bayou Chene school?
The St. Martin Parish Public School at Bayou Chene was built in the early-twentieth century, replac- ing the old one-teacher school. In early decades, the school went PRESERVING LOUISIANA’S HERITAGE 20 dents™ homes were on the flooded banks.
Where is Bayou Chene located in Louisiana?
Bayou Chene, Louisiana. Bayou Chene (translated to Oak Bayou) was previously a small unincorporated community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States.
What is Beau Chêne golf?
The Beau Chêne Golf program offers our members the New Orleans area's only private 36 hole facility with large driving range, practice bunker and 2 practice putting greens. Recent updates include the addition of an indoor teaching and fitting facility to meet our golfer's needs and fitness classes tailored to keep golfers enjoying the game.
What happened to the Bayou Chene community?
Despite occasional flooding, Bayou Chene thrived until the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 destroyed much of the community. The community rebuilt but declined after construction of the Atchafalaya Spillway levees and dredging of river channels caused repeated flooding of the community.
What parish is the Atchafalaya Basin in?
St. Mary ParishSTUDY AREA. The Atchafalaya Basin is located in the central part of the coastal zone, west of the Terrebonne Basin (Figure AT-1). It encompasses 58,400 acres of wetlands in St. Mary Parish.
Does anyone live in the Atchafalaya Basin?
Today, nearly 1 million Cajuns live in the 22 parishes of Southern Louisiana in the state's Great Atchafalaya (Ah-cha-fah-lay-yah) swamp and the “Looseeann” bayou country. Living in the same area are French-speaking blacks who call themselves Creoles.
Is the Atchafalaya Basin bigger than Everglades?
It is larger than the Florida Everglades. It's five times more productive than any other river basin in North America. About 65 species of reptiles and amphibians inhabit the Basin. Over 250 known species of birds fly in the Basin.
Aquatics
The Beau Chêne Aquatics Center features a family full-size pool, an adults-only pool, and a children's pool. The Center is open daily with lifeguards from Memorial Day weekend to the reopening of St. Tammany Public Schools in August from 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM. During the off-season access to the pool complex is available with an automated entry card.
Fitness and Recreation
The Beau Chêne Fitness Center offers members the opportunity to exercise on top quality equipment in a quiet and comfortable environment. The Fitness Center is conveniently located on the second floor of the Tennis Center and is available from 4:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. with an electronic access card.
Tennis
The Beau Chêne Tennis Program offers its members ample opportunity to develop their game on a multitude of environments. The Beau Chêne Ladies 2.5 Team won the 2.5 women's state championship in Baton Rouge, LA in June 2018. Congratulations to our Ladies Tennis Program!
Golf
The Beau Chêne Golf program offers our members the New Orleans area's only private 36 hole facility with large driving range, practice bunker and 2 practice putting greens. Recent updates include the addition of an indoor teaching and fitting facility to meet our golfer's needs and fitness classes tailored to keep golfers enjoying the game.
When was the post office established in Bayou Chene?
A post office was established at Bayou Chene in 1858, indicating that the population was large and stable enough for official recognition. tive Americans were probably in the area in 1850, but were missed by the earlier census. There were about 375 plantation slaves in 1860, outnumbering the free inhabitants.
What was the most important product in the Bayou Chene basin?
The most important of these basin products in the late-nineteenth and early-twen- tieth centuries was cypress lum- ber , which fed into a burgeon- ing national market for building materials. By the 1870s, most male residents of Bayou Chene were involved with logging, while a few planted and farmed.
When did the Corps of Engineers start working in Louisiana?
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers™ involvement in Louisiana dates back to 1803 w hen an Army engineer was sent to the newly acquired city of New Orleans to study its defenses. The Corps™ early work in the area was of a military nature, but soon expanded to include navigation and flood control.
Was there a bar at Bayou Chene?
There were still a couple of bars, including one on a boat, at Bayou Chene in the early-1930s. Baseball was long popular at Bayou Chene, and commu- nity teams would host games or travel to play Plaquemine, Loreauville and other regional teams. Bayou Chene produced several gifted athletes, and the.