1894 Map of Dulac

About this map

Bayou Little Caillou and Bayou Grand Caillou anchor the settlement patterns of this coastal Louisiana landscape, where narrow strips of habitable land follow the high ground of the natural levees. Surveyed in the late 19th century, the map reveals a network of water-based infrastructure including the Boudreau Canal and Robinson Canal, which connect the interior marshes to major water bodies like Quitman Lake. The small outposts of Dulac and Montegut appear as the primary clusters of activity amidst a complex web of distributaries like Bayou Salle and Bayou du Chien. Along the southern margin, the transition to open water is marked by Lake Barre and the marshy inlets of Bay La Peur, illustrating the delicate hydrological balance of Terrebonne Parish before the modern era of significant coastal engineering and subsidence changed the shoreline forever.