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1963 Map of Cut Off

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Cut Off
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Lafourche Bayou anchors the settlement pattern of this 1960s coastal landscape, where narrow strips of developed land follow the natural levees between sprawling marsh and open water. The linear communities of Valentine, Ludevine, Larose, and Cut Off form a continuous thread of activity along the water, supported by the Larose-Lafitte Highway and the Valentine-South Pacific Road. This era reveals a transition toward industrial extraction, evidenced by the Dixie Delta Gas Field and several drill holes dotting the wetlands.

Away from the main bayou, smaller settlements like Gheens and Norah are visible, alongside community institutions such as Mt Zion Sch and Seventh District Sch. The map provides detailed tracking of the complex hydrologic network, from Lake Salvador in the north down to the Intracoastal Waterway and various family-named channels like Bayou Matherne and Bayou Manuel. Large agricultural and resource operations like Clovelly Farms and Delta Farms illustrate the significant land use in these tidal reaches.