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1968 Map of Alligator Point

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Alligator Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Louisville and Nashville railroad corridor and the Intracoastal Waterway define the industrial and transit character of this coastal landscape on the edge of Lake Borgne. This territory, where the Orleans Parish and St Bernard Parish line meets the water, is dominated by a complex network of marshland passages such as Unknown Pass and Truloix Bayou.

Resource extraction is evident throughout the wetlands, with several Gas Wells and an Oil Well mapped near Lake Catherine and Truloix Point. The map provides a detailed record of the shifting shoreline and internal drainage systems including Bayou Platte and Bobs Bayou before more recent coastal erosion and environmental changes. The presence of a Drill Hole and isolated gas infrastructure underscores the transition of this area from a purely natural tidal marsh into a significant energy production zone during the mid-to-late twentieth century.