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Magical Mystery Tour – Bayou St. John House Boats

November 30, 2011 by Charlie London

Up until the 1940’s, people used to literally
live ON Bayou St. John!

Look for the Magical Mystery Tour post at FSJNA dot ORG every Wednesday and a POSTCARD FROM HOME every Sunday at
FSJNA dot ORG

Filed Under: HISTORY, Magical Mystery Tour Tagged With: bayou st john, boats, faubourg st john, fsjna, house

Higgins Boats on Bayou St. John

November 11, 2011 by Charlie London

Courtesy the Times Picayune.
Click on the photo for the original article.

“LCVPs and PT boats line Bayou St. John. They were tested on the water, then placed on railcars and shipped overseas from the river docks.”

From the November 8, 2011 Times Picayune
http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2011/11/175higgins_22.html

Photo to the left features Andrew Higgins. The factory was located at what is now
Delgado Community College

3 photos courtesy Jerry Strahan

http://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2011/11/1944_higgins_industries_in_new.html

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