I decided to take a look at the life of the Beeswing, a steamer on the Red River, after finding a receipt from 1844.

Decommissioned in 1926, the Gardie Eastman may well have been the last steamboat to traverse the entirety of the Red River.

This report by Captain Henry Shreve explains that the Red River Raft removal is complete. Kinda.

A ticket reserved passage on the steam boat Relief, which paddled down the river from White Oak Shoals (Arkansas) to Natchitoches.