When I was a kid, my parents had a cabin on Lake Bistineau near what was Cryer's Camp (it's called Our Place now). I was raised right there on the water as we spent nearly every weekend down there visiting my grandmother and aunts and uncles that lived there. Countless hours were spent fishing, building forts in the woods with my friends, and getting into whatever I could find as a young explorer.
Recently, Lake Bistineau has suffered some hardships and it still hasn't come back to the former glory it once had.
As many residents in the area are still dealing with flood waters, some criminals are taking advantage of their misfortune, and The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office needs your help to stop them.
When Spring is in the air in Northwest Louisiana the boats are on the water. The fish are biting and even those who only fish a few times each year, know that now is the time to go!
When I was growing up, my family owned a little cabin on the west side of Lake Bistineau where the lake bends. Now, a good portion of my childhood memories are under water.