This volume collects the compelling, actual stories of early trailblazers of Starks, Louisiana. From rugged life in the original sawmill camps to memories of the first general stores and boarding houses. Included are colorful recollections of lawless bandits in the Neutral Strip and the bloody Westport Fight between original residents versus newer settlers. Other tales are of the early founding of Niblett’s Bluff boat landing, through the difficult times of the War Between the States and memories of uncontrolled flooding.