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1973 Map of Catahoula

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Catahoula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway dominates the eastern half of this landscape, where a network of water bodies like Crocodile Bayou and Bayou La Rose thread through the basin's wetlands. Along the western edge, the West Protection Levee serves as a stark divide between the floodway and the agricultural settlements of St. Martin Parish. Here, the land is etched with several rice fields and the traces of the Missouri Pacific railroad line near Bankers.

Local landmarks such as Our Lady of the Lake Cem and the settlement of Catahoula provide fixed points for genealogical research. The map also documents the industrial presence of the Lake La Rose Gas Field, highlighting the region's intersection of natural waterways and petroleum extraction. Smaller communities like Coteau Holmes and Catahoula Cove further define the 1970s social geography of this unique Louisiana bayou country.