South Bend and Ellerslie occupy the terrestrial fringe of St. Mary Parish, where the Louisiana mainland dissolves into the vast marshlands bordering East Cote Blanche Bay. This coastal landscape is defined by a intricate network of natural bayous and industrial channels, notably the Intracoastal Waterway and the Hanson Canal. The settlement pattern follows the higher ground along the W Bayou Sale Levee and E Bayou Sale Levee, reflecting the historical necessity of following natural ridges and artificial protection in the Mississippi River Delta's lowlands.
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1935 · Belle Isle
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1937 · Bayou Sale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1937 · Jeanerette
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Belle Isle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · New Orleans
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Foster
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Lake Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Jeanerette
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Belle Isle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Bayou Sale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500