2024 Map of Donaldsonville

About this map

Donaldsonville serves as the focal point of this riverine survey, where the Mississippi River takes a sharp bend near Bringier Point and Point Houmas. The town's grid is dense with civic and religious history, anchored by the Ascension Parish Courthouse and several denominational burial grounds including Protestant Cem, Bikur Sholim Cem, and the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Cem. Across the river and downstream, the landscape transitions into a pattern of historic settlements like Union, Welcome, and Lauderdale, often organized along the primary corridors of River Rd. Extensive wetlands and drainage networks such as the Seatra Canal, Saint James Canal, and Bayou Verret define the interior land use, illustrating the complex relationship between the agricultural stretches of the river parishes and the low-lying basins that surround them. Small riverside communities like Aben and Lemannyville further mark the transit routes along the levee system.