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Historian Marietta LeBreton (1936-2009), who was affiliated with [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] from 1963 until her death,<ref>Obituary of Marietta Marie LeBreton, ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' March 8, 2009.</ref> describes the modern Dorcheat as a "lazy stream winding through low, hilly farmland and catering to the fishermen and sportsmen of North Louisiana."<ref name=lebreton/> Calm-water canoeing is another sport popular on Dorcheat.<ref name=conservancy/>
Historian Marietta LeBreton (1936-2009), who was affiliated with [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] from 1963 until her death,<ref>Obituary of Marietta Marie LeBreton, ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' March 8, 2009.</ref> describes the modern Dorcheat as a "lazy stream winding through low, hilly farmland and catering to the fishermen and sportsmen of North Louisiana."<ref name=lebreton/> Calm-water canoeing is another sport popular on Dorcheat.<ref name=conservancy/>
The history of the Dorcheat country is revealed in certain exhibits at the [[Dorcheat Historical Association Museum]] at 116 Pearl Street in Minden. Named for the bayou is the $7.2 million Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, which opened in 2002 at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant (1942-1996) west of Minden. The correctional center was pushed to completion by then Webster Parish [[Sheriff]] [[Ted Riser|Larkin T. Riser]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=273750645&page_url=//www.press-herald.com/news/0327news.html&page_last_updated=2002-03-28T09:42:40&firstName=Ted&lastName=Riser|title=Dorcheat Center Ready at Last|publisher=''[[Minden Press-Herald]]''|author=Josh Beavers|date=March 28, 2002|accessdate=September 18, 2014}}</ref> There is also the Dorcheat Soil Conservation District.
The history of the Dorcheat country is revealed in certain exhibits at the [[Dorcheat Historical Association Museum]] at 116 Pearl Street in Minden. Named for the bayou is the $7.2 million Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, which opened in 2002 at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant (1942-1996) west of Minden. The correctional center was pushed to completion by then Webster Parish [[Sheriff]] [[Ted Riser|Larkin T. Riser]].<ref>Josh Beavers, "Dorcheat Center Ready at Last," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' March 28, 2002.</ref> There is also the Dorcheat Soil Conservation District.
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