The Toledo Bend area is known for fantastic fishing, camp living, and just an overall relaxing outdoor experience. But soon, you'll be able to add a pretty cool attraction to your list of things to do in the area.
According to reports, an elderly man drowned on Toledo Bend Lake on Thursday. The 73-year-old's body was recovered on Friday morning not far from the man's home.
Historic flooding has affected our region and a video recently uploaded to YouTube shows waterflow into the Sabine River exceeded that of Niagara Falls.
The Office of State Parks reports today that the North Toledo Bend State Park boat launch near Zwolle is now open to boat traffic. The South Toledo Bend State Park boat launch is still closed.
Opposition is growing to the proposed contract to sell water from Toledo Bend Reservoir to a private company in Texas. More than 500 people have submitted comments to the Sabine River Authority of Louisiana and only a dozen lean toward support should the contract get some tweaking.
Every drop of rain helps the drought-starved Toledo Bend Reservoir, but it's going to take more than a few days of scattered thunderstorms to push it to full recovery.