
Lake Verret and Grassy Lake dominate this mid-century landscape in Assumption and St. Martin Parishes, where the labyrinthine waterways of the Atchafalaya Basin define the limits of human settlement. Along the northern and eastern fringes, communities like Upper Texas, Lower Texas, and Oakley sit on the higher ground adjacent to the Southern Pacific railroad line and the Himalaya Canal. The map records a transition from traditional bayou life to industrial utility, with the Lake Palourde Oil Field and several gas wells established in the southern swamps.
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1927 Thibodaux NW
Assumption Parish, LA

1932 Thibodaux SW
Assumption Parish, LA

1940 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA

1962 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA

1965 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA
2012 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA
2012 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA
2015 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA
2015 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA
2018 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA
2018 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA
2020 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA
2020 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA

2024 Grassy Lake
Assumption Parish, LA

2024 Madewood
Assumption Parish, LA