
The Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge dominates this coastal landscape, protecting a complex network of lagoons and bayous at the edge of New Orleans. The map documents the transition from the city's built environment to the brackish wetlands between Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne. Human development is concentrated along the narrow corridors of the Old Spanish Trl and within Venetian Isles, a community defined by its intricate canal system and proximity to Chef Menteur. The arterial significance of the Intracoastal Waterway is evident as it cuts through the marsh, facilitating maritime traffic separate from the natural winding of Chef Menteur Pass. Numerous named water bodies like Chico Lagoon and Bayou Gentilly illustrate the deltaic geography, while the boundary between Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish traces a line through the open waters of the south.
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1892 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1932 New Orleans NE
Orleans Parish, LA

1936 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1936 South Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1937 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1938 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

1938 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA

1939 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

1943 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

1949 Alligator Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1951 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1951 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

1951 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

1951 South Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1951 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA

1956 Alligator Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1965 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA

1966 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

1967 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1967 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

1967 South Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1968 Alligator Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1969 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1992 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

1992 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA

1994 Alligator Point
Orleans Parish, LA

1998 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

1998 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

1998 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

1999 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 Alligator Point
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 Chef Menteur
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 Little Woods
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 New Orleans East
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 South Point
Orleans Parish, LA

2024 Spanish Fort
Orleans Parish, LA