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1965 Map of Batchelor

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Batchelor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Raccourci Old River and the sweeping curve of the Morganza Floodway dominate this mid-century landscape in Pointe Coupee Parish. The terrain is a complex network of waterways, where Latenache Bayou, Robertson Bayou, and Clay Bayou drain the alluvial lands east of the Mississippi. Small rural communities like Quinton and New California are connected by a system of roads and the Texas and Pacific railroad, which passes through Batchelor and Lacour Spur.

Social and spiritual life is anchored by numerous country churches, including Little Zion Ch, Mt Moriah Ch, and Greater St Marks Ch. Large-scale engineering is evident in the prominent Levee systems that protect the local settlements from the flood-prone bottomlands. The presence of Raccourci Island and its interior Lake Breeze illustrates the dynamic nature of the river's shifting path over time.