2020 Map of Golden Meadow

About this map

Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this portion of southern Louisiana, dictating a unique ribbon-like settlement pattern. Long, narrow property tracts stretch perpendicular from the water, a remnant of traditional French land division. The communities of Galliano, Belle Amie, and Golden Meadow form a continuous corridor of development along the banks. This survey shows the transition from these inhabited levees into the surrounding wetlands and water bodies, including Catfish Lake, Grand Bayou, and Lake Cheniere. Connectivity is maintained through engineering feats like the South Lafourche Bridge, Galliano Bridge, and Golden Meadow Bridge. For those tracing local families, several small burial grounds such as Cheramie Cem, Hebert Cem, and Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cem are clearly marked along the bayou corridor, preserving the locations of historical parish roots in this coastal landscape.