Hinckley Street and the century-old Hinckley house in the old St. Landry Parish town of Washington are reminders that Oramel Hinckley was one of the most significant steamboat captains in the heyday of Bayou Courtableau.
The bayou is only 43 miles long, but for three-quarters of a century its geographical reach extended far beyond its length, and its economic reach made Washington and the region…