Piney woods in S.E. La. Are you in one of the Florida Parishes, a-ron?
Sorry I didn't find your thread in early 2012.
Very nice looking place, but when your water clears, you might have a problem with vegetation growing up from the bottom of the pond since you have only seven or so feet of water. You might want to research ways of attempting to control that issue.
I opted to fertilize heavily in an attempt to keep a fairly heavy bloom which deprives the plants of sunlight.
I'm interested in knowing which course of action you decide upon should your pond develop the problem.