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between

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and Naples, Louisiana. The route was shortened to Angola– Torras in 1928 when a joint highway–rail bridge was built across the

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. The LR&N took over the Angola Transfer Company's property in 1929, concurrently with its lease to the

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. The L&A absorbed the LR&N in 1934 and abandoned the car float in 1940 after the Huey P. Long Bridge opened at

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(1992), p. 65 The Angola Ferry used to operate nearby, carrying automobiles across the Mississippi; its west landing is about south of the old Torras landing of the L&A.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Angola Transfer Company 1906 establishments in Louisiana 1929 disestablishments in Louisiana Defunct Louisiana railroads Railway companies established in 1906 Railway companies disestablished in 1929 Predecessors of the Kansas City Southern Railway Ferries of Louisiana Ferries of the Mississippi River