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Stories, photographs, and clippings preserved from the All Things Sabine Facebook Page.

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    Springtime is here.

    Springtime is here. A five minute look at Hodges Gardens beginning to bloom. Hodges Gardens State Park is located in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, off of U. S. Hwy. 171. Admission to the park…
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    This is a really neat area of Zwolle, Louisiana I discovered a few months ago.

    This is a really neat area of Zwolle, Louisiana I discovered a few months ago. It is "on" Toledo Bend Lake... At San Miguel Creek or Bayou (from Hwy. 191 to Ebarb Road and just a hop, skip…
  3. Photograph from the Facebook post “Newspaper clippings from May 1953, the year of a huge flood on the Sabine River.”
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    Newspaper clippings from May 1953, the year of a huge flood on the Sabine River.

    Newspaper clippings from May 1953, the year of a huge flood on the Sabine River. Heavy rains also flooded the Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana (photo from clipping is of farmland in…
  4. Photograph from the Facebook post “Bridge reopens between Bon Weir, Texas and Merryville, Louisiana (US 190 Bridge).”
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    Bridge reopens between Bon Weir, Texas and Merryville, Louisiana (US 190 Bridge).

    Bridge reopens between Bon Weir, Texas and Merryville, Louisiana (US 190 Bridge). Top photo taken earlier today by Brandon Lawrence. Bottom photo we took in December over the same…
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    Footage taken just a few minutes ago on The Sabine River in between DeSoto Parish…

    Footage taken just a few minutes ago on The Sabine River in between DeSoto Parish (Logansport, Louisiana) and Shelby County (Joaquin, Texas). The water has receded a good bit from this…
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    Thanks to Pamela Stephens Brumfield for bringing this to our attention.

    Thanks to Pamela Stephens Brumfield for bringing this to our attention. Hwy. 190 between Merryville, Louisiana and Bon Weir, Texas is open again as the floodwaters on the Sabine River are…
  7. Photograph from the Facebook post “In Natchitoches, Louisiana on the Riverfront.”
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    In Natchitoches, Louisiana on the Riverfront.

    In Natchitoches, Louisiana on the Riverfront. 1920s or possibly 30s would be my guess. Photo from Cammie G. Henry Research Center at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. #natchitoches
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    Big Cow Creek before the flooding.

    Big Cow Creek before the flooding. We captured this footage in January and February. I'm guessing it is flooded badly. We took this footage in Newton County, just a bit west of the Sabine…
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    Filmed yesterday at Evans, Louisiana.

    Filmed yesterday at Evans, Louisiana. This was from Bonner Road... There was major flooding down this road but we couldn't get too far down the road to take off so this is all we got. You…
  10. Photograph from the Facebook post “A group in the early 1900s.”
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    A group in the early 1900s.

    A group in the early 1900s. Identifications under photo
  11. Photograph from the Facebook post “Newspaper clippings from the 1953 flood of the Sabine River.”
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    Newspaper clippings from the 1953 flood of the Sabine River.

    Newspaper clippings from the 1953 flood of the Sabine River.
  12. Photograph from the Facebook post “I didn't quite get the same angle, but hopefully the gist of this comparison is clear...”
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    I didn't quite get the same angle, but hopefully the gist of this comparison is clear...

    I didn't quite get the same angle, but hopefully the gist of this comparison is clear... Sabine River below the Toledo Bend dam yesterday, at top; Sabine River below the dam about a month…
  13. Photograph from the Facebook post “The cows came home.”
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    The cows came home.

    The cows came home. This photo was taken in south Bossier ... And appeared on KTBS's website. Incredible.
  14. Photograph from the Facebook post “Interstate 10 between Lake Charles and Orange, Texas is still open but water is rising…”
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    Interstate 10 between Lake Charles and Orange, Texas is still open but water is rising…

    Interstate 10 between Lake Charles and Orange, Texas is still open but water is rising around it. Photo by Brandon Laurence.…
  15. Photograph from the Facebook post “I visited Natchitoches, Louisiana the day before the rains came, in hopes of capturing…”
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    I visited Natchitoches, Louisiana the day before the rains came, in hopes of capturing…

    I visited Natchitoches, Louisiana the day before the rains came, in hopes of capturing photos of the tulips before they were muted by the predicted deluge of rain. Top is a photo I took…
  16. Photograph from the Facebook post “Wet wet wet.”
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    Wet wet wet.

    Wet wet wet. Crop land in Natchitoches Parish, along Hwy. 1.
  17. Photograph from the Facebook post “At the Toledo Bend Dam yesterday and then on nearby Toro Bayou at Hwy.”
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    At the Toledo Bend Dam yesterday and then on nearby Toro Bayou at Hwy.

    At the Toledo Bend Dam yesterday and then on nearby Toro Bayou at Hwy. 392 Bridge. The water had receded a good bit on Toro as of yesterday though the bayou itself was still crazy high.
  18. Photograph from the Facebook post “It would be difficult to know for sure, but based on my three visits to the Toledo Bend…”
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    It would be difficult to know for sure, but based on my three visits to the Toledo Bend…

    It would be difficult to know for sure, but based on my three visits to the Toledo Bend Dam in the last few days, I would guess several thousand people have come from all around (most from…
  19. Photograph from the Facebook post “Yesterday's sunset, taken from Sabine Parish, Louisiana.”
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    Yesterday's sunset, taken from Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

    Yesterday's sunset, taken from Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
  20. Photograph from the Facebook post “Cormorants or Anhingas in flight above Zwolle, Louisiana yesterday.”
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    Cormorants or Anhingas in flight above Zwolle, Louisiana yesterday.

    Cormorants or Anhingas in flight above Zwolle, Louisiana yesterday.
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    Polished up the video on Lake Charles a bit.

    Polished up the video on Lake Charles a bit. Had fun with this one. Beautiful city. Two and a half minute video so this one is much shorter than the first I posted : )
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    Testing the new drone in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana...

    Testing the new drone in downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana... My hometown : ). #lakecharles
  23. Photograph from the Facebook post “In Starks, Louisiana on the Sabine River (Calcasieu Parish)...”
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    In Starks, Louisiana on the Sabine River (Calcasieu Parish)...

    In Starks, Louisiana on the Sabine River (Calcasieu Parish)... Talk about preparation. Do what you are able to do, but dang, I wish every one could do this!…
  24. Photograph from the Facebook post “U.”
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    U.

    U. S. Hwy. 190 in Beauregard Parish (Merryville, west of DeRidder). Photo by Brandon Laurence.…