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re: Black Bayou Hosston...reports?
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:53 pm to LSUballs
Posted on 2/17/17 at 4:53 pm to LSUballs
I haven't verified this but was told that the names of the communities of Vivian, Myrtis and Rodessa were the names of the daughters of the the railroad roadmaster when the first rail came to the area.
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Posted on 2/17/17 at 5:04 pm to JoePepitone
Makes sense. I used to drive thru that part of the world all the time and wonder about that 
This post was edited on 2/17/17 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 2/17/17 at 10:59 pm to JoePepitone
What about Mira?
Posted on 2/18/17 at 9:07 am to JoePepitone
The story of the names coming from the daughters of the railroad developer is correct. Rodessa was originally called Frog Level, before it was changed.
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