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Boating across Louisiana

Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:36 pm
Posted by ultralite
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:36 pm
What's the farthest you've boated across Louisiana, only taking bayous, intracoastal, etc out of a small boat?

I'm debating on making a trip to Cocodrie from just south of Lafayette in the near future. I'll be able to camp out on the party barge. I've got my route planned out and it's all inshore public water bodies. It's about 100 miles one way. Any ideas or input?

Posted by Geaux23
Member since Sep 2012
5812 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:44 pm to
Pull boat to cocodrie, launch at trade winds
Posted by VanRIch
Wherever
Member since Sep 2007
10456 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 8:45 pm to
Sounds like fun but the trip back would be the killer. Especially if you're tired or had a bad trip and you have no choice but to make that 100 mile trip back.
Posted by Elusiveporpi
Below I-10
Member since Feb 2011
2576 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:02 pm to
That sounds like an awesome trip. I have a cuz who launched in the north side of lake des allmends and went to grand isle , at ate bridgeside, and headed back all in one day. This was done on a party barge as well.

I would like to booze cruze bayou lafourche from thibodaux to GI one day.
Posted by mack the knife
EBR
Member since Oct 2012
4187 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 9:20 pm to
college buddy of mine built a raft and went from some place west of shreveport to 3-rivers area on a raft. they burned the raft at the end
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124681 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 11:21 pm to
The longest waterway trip I've ever done was kayaked the Mississippi River. Started around St. Louis and ended in BR.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
69193 posts
Posted on 11/4/15 at 11:43 pm to
quote:

I'm debating on making a trip to Cocodrie from just south of Lafayette in the near future. I'll be able to camp out on the party barge. I've got my route planned out and it's all inshore public water bodies. It's about 100 miles one way. Any ideas or input?

Sounds like fun, I was just looking around that area, trying to see how to get from Laffayette to Cocodrie. I was thinking Bayou Teche, but it looks like you can only get so far.
Nevermind, I see the way out, in Baldwin. That would be a nice inland cruise.



This post was edited on 11/4/15 at 11:45 pm
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7386 posts
Posted on 11/5/15 at 4:13 am to
Not really that far. Especially with the some of the party barges they have now.

My only advice would be to bring some sort of mosquito netting or a tent if you plan to camp out. I would want more than just a sleeping bag.
This post was edited on 11/5/15 at 4:14 am
Posted by Manchac Man
Member since Dec 2014
1508 posts
Posted on 11/5/15 at 5:30 am to
One of my friends built a house boat and floated it down from Monroe to Baton Rouge. He then lived on that boat during grad school.
Posted by stevengtiger
Member since Jul 2013
2778 posts
Posted on 11/5/15 at 8:04 am to
I have done Shreveport to Alex on a 90 foot river boat. I got off in Alex and my dad went all the way to New Orleans.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81732 posts
Posted on 11/5/15 at 8:55 am to
quote:

What's the farthest you've boated across Louisiana, only taking bayous, intracoastal, etc out of a small boat?
E/W - Woodson's to behind the island at Larto.

N/S - Alexandria to Grand Ecore.

Extra tanks strapped to deck of boat.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16247 posts
Posted on 11/5/15 at 9:21 am to
My dad and some friends brought their boats from Shreveport to Ellic, spent the night at Hotel Bentley, then cruised back the following day.
Posted by nelatf
NELA
Member since Jan 2011
2296 posts
Posted on 11/7/15 at 12:30 pm to
My best outdoor bud and his dad did the following:

Monroe - On Ouachita
To Black River
to Red River
To Mississippi River
To New Orleans
To gulf

1 day down - 4 days back up - he said never again!!!!
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