1967 Map of Des Allemands

About this map

Bayou Des Allemands forms the central spine of this landscape, separating the parishes of St. Charles and Lafourche. This region, documented during the late 1960s with late 1970s revisions, shows a complex network of industrial and natural waterways. The Paradis Oil and Gas Field dominates the northern terrain, crisscrossed by a numbered system of canals including Canal No 24 through Canal No 3. These artificial channels cut through the wetlands to service refineries and oil wells near the Southern Pacific railroad line.