The Bayou Teche is a 125-mile long waterway of great cultural significance in south central Louisiana. Bayou Teche was the Mississippi River's main course when it developed a delta about, 2,800 to 4,500 years ago. Through a natural process known as deltaic switching the river's deposits of silt and sediment causes the Mississippi to change its course every thousand years or so. State nickname: Pelican State Official languages English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last official government census, but probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Senators Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 16 Population  - Total... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...

The Teche begins in Porte Barre where it draws water from Bayou Courtableau and then flows southward to meet the Lower Atchafalaya River at Patterson. During the time of the Acadian's migration to what was then known as the Attakapas region, the Teche was the primary means of transportation. After the levees were built along the Atachafalaya River in the 1930s the Teche, and the rice farms located along the bayou, suffered a drastic reduction in fresh water. Between 1976 and 1982, the United States Army Corps of Engineers built a pumping station at Krotz Springs, Louisiana to pump water from the Atchafalaya River into Bayou Courtableu. The Atchafalaya River is a distributary of the Mississippi and Red rivers, approximately 170 mi (270 km) long, in south central Louisiana in the United States. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... Krotz Springs is a town located in St. ...

Towns along the Teche include:

• St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  • Port Barre, Louisiana
  • Leonville, Louisiana
  • Arnaudville, Louisiana
• St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
  • Cecilia, Louisiana
  • Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
  • Parks, Louisiana
  • St. Martinville, Louisiana
• Iberia Parish, Louisiana
  • Loreauville, Louisiana
  • New Iberia, Louisiana
  • Jeanerette, Louisiana
• St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
  • Charenton, Louisiana
  • Baldwin, Louisiana
  • Franklin, Louisiana
  • Patterson, Louisiana