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1994 Map of Caminada Pass

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Caminada Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Grand Isle and the settlement of Cheniere Caminada define this coastal landscape, where the shifting sands of the Louisiana shoreline meet the Gulf of Mexico. This region is a complex network of wetlands and open water, characterized by major bodies like Lake Laurier and Lake Palourde, and a web of navigable waterways including Bayou Laurier and Bayou Palourde. The map reveals the critical infrastructure of the early 1990s, featuring an extensive seawall for coastal protection and numerous radio towers that supported maritime communication and navigation.

Industrial activity is prominent offshore and within the marshlands, with the Block 25 Gas Field and Block 16 Oil and Gas Field marking the region's economic reliance on energy extraction. For genealogists and local historians, the inclusion of a Cem near the pass and named bayous like Bayou St Honore provides essential points of reference for tracing family landholdings and historical movement through this volatile coastal environment.