1956 Map of Bay Tambour

About this map

Bay Tambour and its surrounding marshlands represent a complex aquatic landscape where the boundary between Lafourche and Jefferson Parishes is defined by waterways and open bays rather than solid ground. The transition from smaller interior bodies like Round Lake and Hatchet Lake into the expansive Caminada Bay illustrates the tidal hydrology of mid-20th-century coastal Louisiana. Commercial and industrial activity is signaled by the Southwestern Louisiana Canal and scattered Oil Wells, highlighting the region's historical reliance on mineral extraction and maritime transit. Notable landmarks such as Martigan Point and Point des Ilettes serve as navigational markers in a territory defined by shifting sediment and meandering tidal passages like Bayou Casse-Tete and Bayou Fricot.