Roadside Geology of Louisiana - Table of Contents
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I. Preface |
ix
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II. Acknowledgments |
xiii
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III. Geologic Overview
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1
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A) Geologic Time
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1
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B) Geologic History of Louisiana
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5
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C) Structure Below
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17
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D) Salt Domes
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19
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E) Oil and Gas
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25
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F) Minerals
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30
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G) Rivers in Motion
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31
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H) Dynamic Deltas
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34
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I) Mississippi Fan
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39
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J) How the Mississippi River Grew
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41
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K) Wetlands Loss
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44
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IV. Southeastern Louisiana Uneasy Rivers, Marshes and Deltas
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49
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A) Atchafalaya Basin
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50
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B) New Orleans
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57
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C) Pontchartrain Causeway and Lake Pontchartrain
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60
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D) Interstate 10: Baton Rouge-Lafayette
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64
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E) Interstate 10: New Orleans-Baton Rouge
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67
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F) Interstate 10: New Orleans-Slidell-Mississippi
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69
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G) Interstate 55: Hammond (I-12)-Interstate 10-Lake Maurepas
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69
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H) US 90: Lafayette-Morgan City
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70
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I) US 90: Morgan City-Houma
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73
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J) US 90: New Orleans-Des Allemands-Raceland-Houma
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75
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K) Louisiana 1: Port Allen-Donaldsonville-Thibodaux-Raceland
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76
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L) Louisiana 1: Raceland-Golden Meadow- Grand Isle
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78
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M) Louisiana 14, Louisiana 329: Avery Island
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83
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N) Louisiana 23: New Orleans-Venice-Tidewater
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85
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O) Louisiana 83, Louisiana 319: Weeks Island-Cypremort State Park- Cypremort Point
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92
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P) Louisiana 675: Jefferson Island
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94
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V. Eastern Louisiana Red Hills Above Pontchartrain
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97
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A) Interstate 12: Baton Rouge-Hammond-Slidell
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101
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B) Interstate 55: Hammond-Kentwood Quarry-Mississippi
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103
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C) Interstate 59: Mississippi-Slidell
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107
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D) US 61: Baton Rouge-St. Francisville-Mississippi
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107
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E) Louisiana 21, Louisiana 41: Mississippi- Bogalusa-Interstate 59
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109
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VI. Southwestern Louisiana Marsh to the Sea
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111
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A) Interstate 10: Lafayette-Jennings-Lake Charles-Sulphur-Texas
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115
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B) Louisiana 27: Sulphur-Hackberry-Holly Beach
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121
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C) Louisiana 27/14: Lake Charles-Oak Grove
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124
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D) Louisiana 82: Sabine Pass-Holly Beach-Cameron
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126
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E) Louisiana 82, US167: Cameron-Pecan Island-Abbeville-Lafayette
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129
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VII. Central Louisiana Great Rocks and Great Rivers
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133
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A) Interstate 49: Alexandria-Opelousas-Lafayette
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135
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B) Interstate 49: Alexandria-Natchitoches
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136
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C) US 84: Tullos-Jena-Archie
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140
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D) US 84: Vidalia-Ferriday-Archie
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141
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E) US 84, Louisiana 6: Natchitoches-Winnfield Salt Dome-Winnfield
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142
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F) US 84, Louisiana 34: Winnfield-Tullos
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147
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G) US 165: Alexandria-Georgetown-Tullos
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147
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H) US 165: Alexandria-Oakdale-Iowa (I-10)
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148
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I) US 167: Alexandria-Winnfield
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149
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J) US 171: Lake Charles-DeRidder-Leesville-Many
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150
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K) Louisiana 378: Sam Houston Jones State Park
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155
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L) Louisiana 1: Baton Rouge-Simmesport-Marksville-Alexandria
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157
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M) Louisiana 6: Sabine River-Many-Natchitoches
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161
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N) Louisiana 8/28: Alexandria-Leesville-Sabine River
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162
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O) Louisiana 15: Ferriday-Three Rivers Area-Old River Control
Structures-Lettsworth
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163
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P) Louisiana 28: Alexandria-Walters-US 84 Junction
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168
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Q) Louisiana 107: Alexandria-Moncla Gap-Marksville
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169
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R) Louisiana 129: Features of the Floodplain
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172
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VIII. Northern Louisiana Oldest Rocks, Highest Hills |
177
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A) Interstate 20: Texas-Shreveport-Monroe-Vicksburg
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179
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B) Interstate 49: Shreveport-Natchitoches
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183
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C) US 65: Tallulah-Ferriday
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188
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D) US 65: Tallulah-Lake Providence-Arkansas
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189
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E) US 79: Minden-Homer-Haynesville-Arkansas
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191
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F) US 165: Monroe-Bastrop-Arkansas
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192
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G) US 165: Monroe-Columbia-Tullos
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193
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H) US 167: Ruston-Dubach-Bernice-Arkansas
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194
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I) US 167: Ruston-Jonesboro-Winnfield
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196
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J) US 171: Shreveport-Mansfield-Many
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196
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K) Louisiana 1: Shreveport-Oil City Arkansas
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197
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L) Louisiana 3: Shreveport-Benton-Plain Dealing-Arkansas
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199
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M) Louisiana 7: Dixie Inn-Cotton Valley-Springhill-Arkansas
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199
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N) Louisiana 15: Monroe-Winnsboro-Sicily Island-Clayton
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200
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O) Louisiana 17, Louisiana 134, Louisiana 577: Delhi-Poverty Point
State Commemorative Area
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201
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IX. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005
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203
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X. Glossary
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205
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XI. Credits
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210
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XII. References
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211
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XIII. Maps and Information
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215
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XIV. Index
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217
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XV. About the Author
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225
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