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1964 Map of Bay Courant

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bay Courant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Golden Meadow sits at the northeastern edge of this coastal Louisiana survey, where development is tightly concentrated along the western bank of Bayou Lafourche. This ribbon of infrastructure, marked by a Water Tank and the Serigny Cem, stands in sharp contrast to the sprawling wetlands and brackish waters to the west. The landscape is defined by the massive Golden Meadow Oil and Gas Field, which overlies a complex network of waterways including Catfish Lake and Bay Sevin.

South of the settlement, the terrain dissolves into an intricate system of bays and passes, notably Bay Courant and Lake Raccourci. The map documents the extensive hydrological patterns of the mid-20th century, tracing named channels like Chinaman Bayou and Grand Bayou Blue. The presence of numerous passes, such as Chinois Pass and Pass a Jean, reflects a working wetland environment where water navigation was central to local industry and movement.