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1223:Esler Field
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1205:Clear Creek
1164:Ben's Creek
1153:Bayou Macon
1112:St. Tammany
1109:Rockefeller
1041:Rebel State
1031:Port Hudson
943:St. Bernard
845:State Parks
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271:overcup oak
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1257:Lake Boeuf
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752:Cat Island
336:References
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187:Alexandria
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247:Water oak
163:Louisiana
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1283:Ouachita
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