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Lac Des Allemands is a natural 12,000-acre lake located about 25 miles west of New Orleans. The lake name is French for Lake of the Germans, referring to the early settlers who inhabited this area of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region. Lac Des Allemands is located mostly in Saint John the Baptist Parish and partly in Lafourche and Saint Charles Parishes. The community of Des Allemands lies southeast of the lake.
Lac Des Allemands is fed by numerous bayous in the Barataria Basin surrounding the lake, including Grand Bayou and Bayou Chevreuil. The Basin is criss-crossed by bayous, access canals, drainage canals, and navigation channels, including the Intracoastal Waterway and the Barataria Waterway. Most of the Basin is at sea level. Lac Des Allemands is a shallow lake, with a maximum depth of 10 feet and an average depth of five feet. It measures about 5.5 miles long and 6.5 miles wide. Lake waters flow southeast into the Bayou Des Allemands, then on to Lake Salvador and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. Bayou Des Allemands provides a public boat ramp for access to Lac Des Allemands and Lake Salvador.
The community of Des Allemands, which lies along the banks of Bayou Des Allemands, suffered considerable storm surge flooding from Lac Des Allemands and Lake Salvador during Hurricane Ike in September of 2008. The Bayou currently has no flood control structures (pumps, weirs, etc.). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, and the Lafourche Basin Levee District conducted a feasibility study pertaining to a 57-mile long hurricane levee through Bayous Des Allemands, connecting to the Davis Pond Diversion Project. Davis Pond diverts Mississippi River freshwater into the upper portion of the Barataria Basin, but does not connect directly to Lac Des Allemands.
Lac Des Allemands provides an extremely fertile habitat for catfish, bass, crappie, and panfish. The maze of bayous, canals, and cypress swamps provides a habitat of stumps, brushtops, fallen tress, and grass mats needed to produce ample numbers of these species. In 1975, Governor Edwin Edwards declared Des Allemands the Catfish Capital of the World. Three species of catfish (flathead, channel, and blue) spawn in the lake from May through September. Anglers commonly catch blues and flatheads ranging from 30 to 60 pounds. A canal east of Lac Des Allemands produced a record-setting 6 pound mixed crappie. Fishing camps dot the lake's shoreline. The community of Des Allemands hosts the Louisiana Catfish Festival every second weekend in July.
While visiting Lac Des Allemands, take some time to appreciate the flora and fauna of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta. The cypress tree-lined bayous provide the habitat for diverse wildlife viewing: otters, raccoons, great blue herons, egrets, frogs, alligators, and even bald eagles. Swamp boats provide tours of the cypress-tupelo wetlands. The area can be enjoyed year round. Summer temperatures range from daytime highs in the 90's to nighttime lows in the 70's. Winter temperatures range from highs in the 60's to lows in the 40's.
The nearby Bonnet CarrÃf© Spillway, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has developed into a popular outdoor recreation area. The Spillway is a flood control structure in St. Charles Parish, designed to allow Mississippi River flood waters to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico, thereby passing New Orleans. Today, more than 250,000 visitors enjoy the Spillway's diverse recreational opportunities: biking, boating, fishing, crawfishing, hiking, primitive campground provided by St. Charles Parish, horseback riding, hunting (deer, ducks and other waterfowl, rabbit, squirrel), ATV and motorcycle riding, picnicking, water sports, dog training (retriever dog field trials), wildlife viewing, and model airplane flying competitions. The Parish provides two boat launching ramps.
Although Lac Des Allemands lies in the serene wetlands west of New Orleans, it is just a short trip across the Mississippi River to 'The Big Easy.' Recreational and cultural activities in the area include the Audubon Zoo, the New Orleans Botanical Garden, and the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve. Area parks include Fontainebleau State Park, the Fort Pike State Historic Site, Fairview-Riverside State Park, Bayou-Segnette State Park, and St. Bernard State Park.
So what are you waiting for? Set you GPS for Lac Des Allemands for some good fishin', good eatin', and plenty of outdoor fun.
| La Bayou | |
|---|---|
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 |
| Address | 15 East Fremont Street |
| Opening date | 1920 |
| Closing date | June 27, 2016 |
| Theme | French |
| Total gaming space | 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Derek and Greg Stevens |
| Previous names | Northern Club Monte Carlo Coin Castle[1] |
| Renovated in | 2000 |
La Bayou was a casino located on the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The casino had 3,200 square feet (300 m2) of gaming space with 125 slot machines.[2][3] La Bayou was one of the few casinos in Las Vegas where slot machines paid out in coins, rather than vouchers.
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History[edit]
Northern Club: 1920-43[edit]
The business opened in 1913 as the Las Vegas Coffee House.
In 1920 Mayme Stocker renamed it the Northern Club, offering liquor and gambling when both were illegal, during the Prohibition era.[1] 'Northern' was a well-known code word among railroad workers for an establishment serving alcohol.[4]
On March 20, 1931,[5] the Northern Club received the first Nevada gaming license.[6][7] This was also the first gaming license issued to a woman, Mayme Stocker.[5]
By 1941, Bugsy Siegel and Dave Stearns were operating the club.[8]
Turf Club, Monte Carlo Club, 1940s-1960s[edit]
In 1943, Turf Club replaced Northern Club. It ran only until 1945 when Wilbur Clark leased the club, renaming it the Monte Carlo Club.[1] The Stockers continued to run the Northern Hotel on the second floor[1] until 1949. Monte Carlo Club would close in 1956, but remain in business as a bar until the 1960s. The original building was razed after 1965. A new building was erected, where a Denny's diner opened c. 1967-1968, followed by Sam’s Roast Beef c. 1968-1969.
Coin Castle: 1970-99[edit]
By 1970, the site was operating as the Coin Castle.[9] Herb Pastor was approved to take over the Coin Castle and the nearby Golden Goose casino in 1977.[10] Pastor would later also own the nearby Sassy Sally's casino and the Girls of Glitter Gulch strip club.[11]
La Bayou: 1999-2016[edit]
Pastor decided in 1999 to move ahead with a renovation plan to transform the Coin Castle and Sassy Sally's into La Bayou and Mermaids, respectively, for a total of $6 million.[12][13]
In 2006, Pastor's son, Steve Burnstine, purchased the two casinos and the strip club.[14][15]
Closing: 2016[edit]
In April 2016, Derek and Greg Stevens, owners of the neighboring Golden Gate and Las Vegas Club casinos, purchased the three properties, and announced that the businesses would close on June 27.[15] It was razed soon after.
References[edit]
- ^ abcd'A Brief History of Downtown (cont.)'. Classic Las Vegas. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^Nonrestricted Square Footage Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. January 7, 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^Nonrestricted Count Report (Report). Nevada Gaming Control Board. April 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ^Thomas Ainlay; Judy Dixon Gabaldon (2003). Las Vegas: The Fabulous First Century. Arcadia Publishing. p. 50.
- ^ abRinella, Heidi Knapp (July 7, 2000). 'New book raises questions about Silver State'. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^'Fremont Street Experience Brings Downtown Las Vegas Into Next Century'. Fremont Street Experience. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^McCracken, Robert D. (1996). Las Vegas: The Great American Playground. University of Nevada Press. p. 42. ISBN9780874173017.
- ^Larry D. Gragg (2015). Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. ABC-CLIO. p. 24.
- ^'Penny slot machine going way of dodo'. Nevada State Journal. Reno, NV. December 12, 1976. – via Newspapers.com (subscription required)
- ^'Slot operations denied by board for second time'. Nevada State Journal. Reno, NV. August 11, 1977. – via Newspapers.com (subscription required)
- ^Dave Berns (July 24, 1998). 'Porn Web site jeopardizes gaming exec's license'. Las Vegas Review-Journal – via NewsBank.
- ^Dave Berns (June 14, 1999). 'Ex-problem gambler criticizes federal gaming report'. Las Vegas Review-Journal – via NewsBank.
- ^Peter O'Connell (August 27, 2000). 'Lawsuit seeks to silence two casinos' speakers'. Las Vegas Review-Journal – via NewsBank.
- ^Valerie Miller (May 14, 2007). 'Girls of Glitter Gulch cleans up club, tries to revamp image'. Las Vegas Business Press. – via EbscoHost (subscription required)
- ^ abJ.D. Morris (April 21, 2016). 'Stevens brothers purchase more property on Fremont Street'. Vegas Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
Coordinates: 36°10′16″N115°08′46″W / 36.1712°N 115.1460°W