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1950 Map of Hecker

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hecker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Calcasieu River meanders through the western reaches of this landscape, its path defined by numerous switchbacks and offshoots like Stackpole Bayou. Settlement is concentrated at Hecker, while the surrounding terrain in this part of Calcasieu Parish is characterized by a transition from wooded river bottoms to an organized system of water management. An Old Logging Railroad Grade cuts across the northern sections, tracing a path from the river through what was once productive timberland.

The eastern half of the sheet reveals the early infrastructure of the region's agricultural development, dominated by the Louisiana Irrigation Canal and Louisiana Canal. These artificial waterways intersect natural drainages such as Serpent Bayou and Arceneaux Bayou near the Jefferson Davis Parish line. The presence of these canals alongside State Highway No 386 and other early roads illustrates the engineering required to sustain rice farming and other local industry during this mid-century period.