2024 Map of De Loutre

About this map

Bayou de Loutre meanders through this portion of Union Parish, defining a landscape of low-lying wetlands and complex tributary systems like Horse Pen Creek and Owens Creek. The settlement pattern is characterized by small, dispersed communities such as De Loutre, Quigley, and Canbeal, linked by a network of parish roads that follow the rise and fall of the terrain. A notable point of historical interest is Defees Ferry, located where the bayou narrows, suggesting an earlier era of water-based transit before modern bridge crossings became standard.