Caddo Lake

It's a true story that surprisingly has never made its way to Hollywood, and I have yet to understand why.

Not only is Caddo Lake, home to the largest cypress forest in the world, it has plenty of legends to satisfy the thrill seeker in all of us.

A major safety hazard on Caddo Lake has been a growing concern for boaters over the past couple of years

This monster was approximately 18 to 20 feet in length, and though no one actually had photographic evidence, scores of people reported spotting the creature.

The Bayou State simply has more alligators than any other state in America. In fact, Louisiana has the largest alligator population of any place in the entire world!

With so many great lakes and bayous around Louisiana, you're bound to run into an alligator at some point. But, which Louisiana lakes have the most alligators?

Texas has a long history before it was an independent republic, as a republic and as a state of the United States. During that time, there have been many interesting events that have happened in Texas or just some unusual facts that make our great state unique.

We have proven again that the finest bass fishing in the entire United States is right here in our backyard, or lakefront as it were.

Not only is Caddo, formerly known as Ferry Lake, home to the largest cypress forest in the world, it made a huge contribution to the oil and gas industry

Local bass anglers are invited to participate in a bass tournament on Caddo Lake with 100% of the entry fees all going to Officer Gallon's family.

So many people reported sightings that the writer felt it deserved to be named and he dubbed it "Cypress Cindy"

While it is certainly no surprise to anyone who lives on Caddo Lake, or to any of the lake's regular visitors, now the secret is out to the entire world.