Bayou Lafourche serves as the primary artery for a landscape defined by traditional French-heritage settlements and agricultural infrastructure. Radiating from the banks of the Mississippi River at Smoke Bend and McCall, the terrain is marked by a distinctive long-lot pattern of land division, seen in the road layouts of Palo Alto and Belle Alliance. This survey documents the intersection of legacy plantation names and industrial development, including the Napoleonville Oil and Gas Field. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and parish landmarks, such as Saint Martins Cem, Virginia Cem, and Saint Augustine Cem. Aviation and recreation also leave their mark on the parish through the Cane-Air Airport, the Belle Alliance Landing Strip, and the No Problem Raceway Park.
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1892 · Donaldsonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Thibodaux
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Thibodaux NW
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Gonzales
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1936 · White Castle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Donaldsonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Madewood
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1947 · Donaldsonville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1953 · Napoleonville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500