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2015 Map of Cut Off

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Cut Off
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this coastal landscape, where the long-lot ribbon patterns of traditional Cajun settlement are still clearly visible. Linear development follows the bayou's banks through Larose and Cut Off, constrained by the surrounding wetlands and the massive engineering of the Intracoastal Waterway to the north. These settlements represent a unique cultural geography where residential life and industry are tightly bound to the water's edge.

Local history is anchored by the Mount Zion Cem and Lange-Calahan Cem, while the Cote Blanche Bridge provides a vital link across the bayou. To the east, the map transitions into the marshes of Clovelly Farms, a terrain defined by an intricate network of waterways including Bayou Des Amoreux and the West Fork Bayou L'Ours. The convergence of these natural bayous with man-made features like the Scully Canal illustrates the ongoing human effort to manage and inhabit the Louisiana wetlands.