1970 Map of Cecilia

About this map

Bayou Teche defines the western agricultural corridor of this St. Martin Parish landscape, where the settlement of Cecilia serves as a local hub for the Missouri Pacific railroad. The map illustrates a transitional economy between the traditional riverside settlements like Champagne and Nina Station and the emerging industrial presence of the Cecilia Oil Field. East of the protective Levee, the environment shifts abruptly into the swampy expanse of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway, where the Plumb Bob Oil and Gas Field and numerous Crawfish Farms mark the specialized land use of the Louisiana basin. The presence of Our Lady of Mercy Cem and Teche Sch provides essential coordinates for those researching the social fabric of these Acadian communities during the early 1970s.