2024 Map of Chamblee

About this map

The shifting boundaries of the Mississippi River define this riverine landscape along the Louisiana-Mississippi state line. On the western bank in Tensas Parish, the small settlement of Chamblee and the agricultural area of Locust Ridge sit behind the levee system, while the river's dynamic history is written in the names of abandoned channels and cutoffs. Landforms such as Rodney Island, Buena Vista Island, and Services Island illustrate the complexity of the river's path, where old bends like Kempe Bend and Rodney Bend have been bypassed by engineering projects like the Rodney Cutoff.