ðə dʒˈɜːmən sˈɛtlɚz kəntˈɪnjuːəsli səplˈaɪd ðə mˈɑːɹkɪts ʌvðə sˈɪɾi jˈuːzɪŋ ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ tə tɹænspˈoːɹt ðɛɹ sˈɜːplʌs pɹədˈuːs ɪn smˈɔːl bˈoʊts ɔːɹ kənˈuːz, nˈoʊn æz pˈɪɹoʊɡz, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ hˈoʊm θɹuː lˈeɪk pˈɔnttʃɑːɹtɹˌeɪn ˌɪntʊ bˈaɪuːz tɹˈɛpɐɡniɚ ænd sˈiːɜː, ænd ˈʌðɚ tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹiz tə ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ.
The German settlers continuously supplied the markets of the city using the Mississippi River to transport their surplus produce in small boats or canoes, known as pirogues, returning home through Lake Pontchartrain into Bayous Trepagnier and Sieur, and other tributaries to the Mississippi River.