Jim Bradshaw It was hard to go east to west Mon, 08/26/2019 - 12:45pm Steamboats were first introduced onto Bayou Teche in 1818, largely because the commerce from big sugar plantations made the bayou ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today to the Abbeville Meridional or Gueydan Journal or Kaplan Herald. Read more about It was hard to go east to west