Promoters were not subtle when they tried to lure fishermen to Lake Catahoula in St, Martin Parish in 1921, “Every throw brings in a fish,” the notice in the St, Martinville Messenger promised. “Some of our local sports catch as many as four 18-inch perches at one throw.”
Not only was the lake full of easily caught fish, it was easy to get to. You just turned off the Pershing Highway (as ...