General Forum

The Bayou Chapter was happy to take a group from Shreveport Bossier Tourism out to Bodcau Bayou to show off some big trees and Fall foliage. It’s always a joy to orientate

new paddlers to our scenic areas.

Our Bayou Bandits did great at the 10th Annual River Rat Paddle Challenge. We’re so proud of their effort and our team support of the ACE School and the Kiroli Foundation. Special commendation goes to Mark Robinson for getting us center sponsor on the event t-shirt. Great job team!!

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Ten Bayou Chapter members rolled up their sleeves for this year’s Love Our Waterways cleanup, a Keep Louisiana Beautiful initiative made possible locally through Keep Bossier Beautiful and Shreveport Green.

BCOS volunteers joined others from across the community, spreading out to tackle litter at Richard Fleming Park/North Cross Lake, near the American Legion on Cross Lake, along South Lakeshore Drive and at the East Kings Highway duck pond.

Representing BCOS were Tricia Grayson, Cheryl Webb, Mark Robinson, Melissa Leporati, Gary Knippers, Marian Howard, Scott Grayson, Sharon Windham, Phillip Waters and Brandon Henry. Together, they contributed 40 volunteer hours to the effort.

And the results across the entire Love Our Waterways initiative were impressive: 120 volunteers collected 3.95 tons — 7,900 pounds — of litter in just four hours. That adds up to 480 cumulative volunteer hours and, for a little fun with the numbers, an average of nearly 66 pounds…

We had a record crowd at our Labor Day float on the Caddo River. Twenty-three fun loving folks tackled a 100 degree day with a cool lazy river and a variety of inflatables and kayaks.

It was a rarity to see water coming over the lower Lake DeGray spillway which resulted in a wonderful current for the majority of the three-mile paddle. We paused at three gravel bars to frolic in the cool clear water. The last stop was at the rope swing where the young made big splashes while the less adventurous cheered them on.

After four hours on the water, some of us were starved and hit Las Agaves restaurant the sits next door to the Caddo River Rats takeout. Today was the last day of their season.

I’m thrilled that we had a lot of rookie floaters this time. Sharing a special place makes the day that…