2018 Map of Chef Menteur

About this map

Chef Menteur Pass serves as a critical hydrologic artery in this eastern reach of New Orleans, connecting the waters of Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of wetlands and tidal channels, including Bayou Sauvage and Chico Lagoon, which separate the developed pockets of Venetian Isles and Chef Menteur from the broader marshes of the Mississippi River Delta. This 2018 survey illustrates the complex relationship between coastal infrastructure and the environment, where the Intracostal Waterway cuts through native drainages like Bayou Thomas and Bayou Martinez. Historically significant transport corridors like the Old Spanish Trl and Old Chef Menteur Rd navigate this saturated terrain, providing land access to isolated points such as Saint Catherines Island and the northern reaches of the Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish boundary.