Steamboat travel was frequently affected by low water, immovable rafts of debris, underwater snags and shifting sandbars, including one at the junction of Bayou Courtableau and the Atchafalaya River called Le Petit Diable ("The Little . . . — — Map (db m114305) HM
Busy port during steamboat days; named after the Barre family. In 1765 Charles Barre bought 8800 arpents from Jacque Guillaume Courtableau, 1st Commandant, Opelousas Post. Here Bayou Courtableau gives birth to Bayou Teche. — — Map (db m85865) HM
Port actif à l'époque du bateau
à vapeur. Appelé d'après le nom de la
famille Barré. En 1765 Charles Barré
acheta 8800 arpents de terre à
Jacques Guillaume Courtableau, le
premier Commandant du Poste des
Opelousas. C'est ici que le
Bayou . . . — — Map (db m136231) HM