Untold Stories: Black Bayou

This episode is the beginning of Mr. Mackie Freeze, Sr.’s story and features interviews with the legend, himself. Stay tuned to see how deep Mr. Freeze’s connections run with the refuge, the cemeteries, and the former St. Timothy Baptist Church School. Special thanks to the Freeze family.

Welcome to the beginning of my journey in uncovering the history of the land on Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge! Follow along with me as we take a deep dive into the cemeteries that remain on the property and the church/school that were once on this land. 

In this episode, I mentioned that there was only 1 headstone at the St. Timothy Cemetery, but there are technically 3. Only 1 is legible and the other 2 are the bottom pieces of slab of a headstone. Bufferin has 10 headstones, while all are not completely legible. 

Peppers, L. (2005a) Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Cemeteries.....Bufferin Cemetery - Complete Survey, USGENWEB Archives. Available at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/cemeteries/bufferin.txt (Accessed: 24 May 2023).

Peppers, L. (2005b) Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Cemeteries.....St. Timothy Cemetery - Complete Survey, USGenWeb Archives. Available at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/cemeteries/sttimothy.txt (Accessed: 24 May 2023).

Peppers, L. (2023b) Ouachita Parish History Tidbits. Available at: https://ouachitaparishhistory.com/ (Accessed: 24 May 2023).