1947 Map of Chataignier

About this map

Chataignier serves as the central hub of this prairie and bayou landscape, situated just before the post-war transition of rural Louisiana. The settlement pattern is defined by the winding course of Bayou des Cannes and Bayou Marron, where small farms and homesteads follow the natural drainage of the land. In this era, local life revolved around parish institutions like St. Joseph Ch and Mt. Carmel Ch, alongside community schools such as Point Blue Sch. The Texas and Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line through the terrain, connecting the villages of Savoy and Swords to the broader regional economy. This survey documents the specific placement of farmsteads and rural infrastructure, including a lone Cem, providing a detailed record of land use before modern agricultural consolidation changed the layout of the coastal plain.