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West Bay has a diverse habitat of animal and plant life.
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128:59,189 acres (239.53 km)
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166:, is a 59,189-acre tract of
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906:Longfellow-Evangeline
245:Game species include
192:Boise Paper Solutions
109:30.79667°N 92.79778°W
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863:State Historic Sites
186:WMA land acquisition
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941:Rosedown Plantation
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141:Governing body
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1235:Spring Bayou
1223:Sandy Hollow
1210:Russell Sage
1191:Peason Ridge
1158:Little River
1136:Indian Bayou
1109:Elbow Slough
1051:Bayou Pierre
1001:Marsh Island
983:Indian Creek
901:Locust Grove
793:Jimmie Davis
753:Bogue Chitto
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687:Lake Ophelia
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1187:Pearl River
1167:Marsh Bayou
1161:Loggy Bayou
1129:Grassy Lake
1118:Esler Field
1105:Dewey Wills
1100:Clear Creek
1059:Ben's Creek
1048:Bayou Macon
1007:St. Tammany
1004:Rockefeller
936:Rebel State
926:Port Hudson
838:St. Bernard
740:State Parks
677:Handy Brake
617:Bayou Teche
602:Atchafalaya
358:huckleberry
300:along with
214:Description
133:Established
112: /
88:Coordinates
1353:Categories
1152:Lake Boeuf
881:Fort Jesup
803:Lake Bruin
783:Grand Isle
707:Shell Keys
672:Grand Cote
647:Cat Island
380:References
350:blackberry
100:92°47′52″W
97:30°47′48″N
1284:Bird City
1232:Soda Lake
1227:Sherburne
1125:Fort Polk
1041:Attakapas
978:Alexander
916:Mansfield
911:Los Adaes
886:Fort Pike
876:Centenary
697:Red River
682:Lacassine
667:East Cove
657:D'Arbonne
652:Catahoula
564:Kisatchie
475:Louisiana
338:arrowwood
322:sweetleaf
172:Elizabeth
82:Louisiana
1257:West Bay
1178:Ouachita
1113:Elm Hall
1090:Buckhorn
1066:Big Lake
692:Mandalay
368:See also
354:dewberry
326:sweetgum
302:blackgum
263:woodcock
247:squirrel
198:Location
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871:Audubon
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483:Federal
310:hickory
233:Habitat
223:habitat
220:baygall
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1076:Bodcau
1071:Biloxi
763:Chicot
702:Sabine
637:Breton
362:smilax
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342:smilax
334:rattan
330:yaupon
324:, and
318:redbay
308:; and
293:, and
291:willow
267:turkey
265:, and
251:rabbit
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1270:Other
1250:Union
1148:Joyce
1081:Boeuf
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662:Delta
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283:white
279:water
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241:Fauna
208:LA 26
204:LA 10
170:near
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