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2012 Map of Delacroix

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Delacroix
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The low-lying coastal marshes of Saint Bernard Parish dominate this landscape, where land and water are inextricably linked by a dense network of drainage and transport canals. Settlements such as Sebastopol, Saint Bernard, Toca, and Reggio cling to the higher ground along Bayou Rd and the historic Bayou la Loutre corridor. The southern portion of the map transitions into the expansive Lake Lery, bordered by industrial sites like the Lake Lery Gas Field and Bayou Gentilly Gas Field, illustrating the region's reliance on coastal resources.

Further south, the isolated community of Delacroix and its neighbor Delacroix Island represent traditional bayou living, surrounded by a maze of waterways including the Canal Marine and Bayou Lery. The map also captures several family-named infrastructure projects like the Creedmore Canal, Magnolia Canal, and Kenilworth Canal, which speak to the historic land management and agricultural efforts of the local parishes before coastal changes accelerated.