Throughout the Winter I have been storing bits and pieces of information, ride pictures, and some oddball stuff that may or not be worth anything. First and foremost amongst this information is Mark 's discovery of the Texas & Pacific to Southern Pacific interchange in southern Opelousas. Mark is a well known scholar on the subject of the Opelousas, Gulf and Northeastern Railroad which soon became part of the Texas & Pacific RR. He is also a map genius and by the use of logarithmic x-rail ray (copyrighted) has discovered embedded information hidden in certain maps for what reason we are still trying to determine. Enough explanation. Here is the Opelousas rail scene as of the 70's. 
That seems innocent enough, right? Now, Mark applies his x-rail ray. 
Mark further investigated the find. He knew an old man
that had worked at the LUMBER COMPANY that was located
on the interchange. It was an extension of Thistlethwaite Lumber
Company which had its large stand and private railroad south
of Washington, Louisiana.
He is not one to trust technology totally, so he went out there (during the Saints parade, a great logistical move) and verified the data. We are working on a bus tour tothe site from the BBRM (Breaux Bridge Railroad Museum(tm). But, we might be getting ahead of ourselves. There are "facets" to consider. Below, doing foot work is sometimes the only way to satisfy the doubting.
That's the new news from Opelousas. There will be stuff from Mississippi, in fact, 3 articles. Then there's the complete telling of the Lake Charles to DeRidder investigations. You premium readers got a taste of it. That's all I can remember right now. If I don't write it down, it's lost.