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1964 Map of Dulac

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Dulac
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Grand Caillou Bayou serves as the central artery for this marshland landscape, winding south through the settlements of Boudreaux and Dulac. In the early 1960s, the region was defined by its water-dependent infrastructure, featuring the prominent Houma Navigation Canal and several smaller waterways like Bayou Provost and Bayou Butler. The map reveals a community deeply tied to its geography, with several family and community landmarks such as Celestin Cem, Provost Cem, and the Morning Star Ch lining the high ground near the bayous.

Energy extraction is evident across the wetlands, marked by an Oil and Gas Field and scattered Oil Wells east of Bayou Chauvin. Large bodies of water like Lake Boudreaux and Lake Gero dominate the eastern portion of the sheet, while western stretches show more organized land divisions at Forty Acre. This survey provides a precise record of the Terrebonne Parish coastline's hydrology and settlement pattern before subsequent decades of coastal change.