1966 Map of Amelia

About this map

The settlement of Amelia serves as a hub for the southern Louisiana delta's intricate water and rail networks in the mid-1960s. Located along the Bayou Boeuf, the area is defined by its industrial reliance on the Amelia Gas Field and the Ramos Gas Field, where numerous oil wells and drill holes pepper the marshy terrain. The Southern Pacific railroad provides a firm east-west spine through the wetlands, crossing the Lake Bridge near Ursa. Cultural landmarks like St Andrews Cem and an Indian Mound provide a sense of local history amidst the shifting waterways of Bayou L'Ourse and Bayou Black. The landscape is a complex intersection of political boundaries, where the corners of Assumption, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, and Lafourche Parishes meet in the swampy interior east of Lake Palourde.