
Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this coastal landscape, where dense linear settlements like Galliano and Golden Meadow cling to the high ground along its banks. The map documents an intricate pattern of land use, from the narrow ribbon farms extending away from the bayou to the expansive marshlands of the Pointe Au Chien State Wildlife Management Area and the Catfish Lake basin. For genealogists, the sheet is particularly valuable for its density of family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including the St Joseph Ch Cem, Cheramie Cem, and Williams Cem. Infrastructure for the region's energy economy is also evident in the Bully Camp Field and the Clovelly Oil and Gas Field, while the presence of a Road Under Construction west of the bayou highlights the ongoing physical evolution of the parish in the mid-1990s.
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9 maps found

1935 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA

1964 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA

1994 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA

1998 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA
2012 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA
2015 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA
2018 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA
2020 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA

2024 Golden Meadow
Lafourche Parish, LA