2024 Map of Centerville NW

About this map

The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway dominates this landscape, showing a complex network of wetlands and shifting watercourses in southern Louisiana. The terrain is defined by the W Atchafalaya Basin Spillway Levee, which acts as a massive engineering boundary against the seasonal pulse of the river system. Within the basin, landforms like Turkey Island and Shaws Island emerge from the saturated environment, while the paths of Little Bayou Pigeon and Big Bayou Pigeon trace the natural drainage of the swamp. In the southwestern corner, a modest cluster of roads including Chatsworth St and Bellview Front St marks a rare point of dry-ground development near Taylor Point. This area reflects the constant tension between human settlement and the alluvial forces of the basin, where points of land like Millet Point serve as vital landmarks for navigation and local geography.