2018 Map of Wardview

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The Red River snakes through the center of this landscape, its shifting course marked by numerous oxbow remnants and bypasses along the border of Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish. On the western edge, the town of Hosston is situated near Hosston Lake and the Hosston Cem, while the smaller settlement of Wardview lies to the east of the river. The complex fluvial history of the region is evident in features like Old Bed Horseshoe Lake, Halfmoon Lake, and the expansive Old Posten Lake Bed. These landforms indicate a terrain defined by ancient river migrations and modern drainage efforts, such as the Posten Bayou Canal. To the south, Millers Bluff rises above the bottomlands, providing a rare point of elevation in a territory otherwise dominated by bayous and sloughs like Kelly Bayou and Stumpy Bayou.