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1969 Map of Bayou Current

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Bayou Current
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Atchafalaya River winds through a complex landscape of levee-protected banks and low-lying swamp basins at the convergence of Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, and St. Landry Parishes. Small riverfront communities like McCrea, Woodside, and Bayou Current are perched on the higher ground of the natural levees, while the western portion of the map is dominated by the West Atchafalaya Floodway, a massive engineering feature designed to manage the river's seasonal overflow.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high concentration of spiritual and burial sites along the river corridor, including Mason Chapel Cem, Mt Salem Ch, and Little Zion Ch. Evidence of earlier infrastructure is visible in the Old Railroad Grade running through the bottomlands. The map also records an Indian Mound near Rouge Bayou, providing a window into the deep human history of this river-driven terrain.