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.