tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post7573121408188923702..comments2024-03-23T15:48:15.416-05:00Comments on Bayou Teche Dispatches: A Railroad History of Avery IslandShane K. Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00454946054965548589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-58990764014144482732019-02-12T18:06:18.791-06:002019-02-12T18:06:18.791-06:00I have fond memories of that place. In the 50s my...I have fond memories of that place. In the 50s my grandparents Telesphore and Louvenia Theriot and I would go to 5am mass at St Peters then go to where the tressel met the island and catch some of the best crabs for Sunday gumbo.. My mother got her first job making little boxes to put salt pills in. Back in the day outdoor workers took them to keep from having heat strokes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10117043312445085981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-70748269168691343692016-07-18T17:04:56.422-05:002016-07-18T17:04:56.422-05:00A good review but you never once mentioned what Ra...A good review but you never once mentioned what Railroad it was that served the island. I'm guessing from the 1980 photo of the diesal that it was Southern PacificAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-10285320677907320142016-06-25T19:24:33.356-05:002016-06-25T19:24:33.356-05:00Thanks for sharing that photo, Michael!Thanks for sharing that photo, Michael!Shane K. Bernardhttp://bayoutechedispatches.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-89905505101269926302016-04-28T09:44:53.264-05:002016-04-28T09:44:53.264-05:00Here is a photo I took of the station sign in 1975...Here is a photo I took of the station sign in 1975<br /><br />http://mmp70160.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=798260<br /><br />Michael M. Palmierinoreply@blogger.com