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1998 Map of Indian Beach

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Indian Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

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Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern horizon of this late-20th-century survey, its vast waters marked by oil wells and the massive span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The shoreline landscape is defined by the dense residential expansion of Jefferson Parish, where established neighborhoods like Bissonet Plaza, Willowdale, and Bonnabel Place sit behind a complex drainage network featuring Canal No 12 and the Soniat Canal.

Institutional anchors are prominent throughout Kenner and Metairie, from the Jefferson Downs Racetrack in the west to healthcare and religious centers like E Jefferson Gen Hosp and St Jerome Ch. The transition from industrial lakefront utility to suburban community is visible in the placement of Pumping Sta No 4 near Sunset Blvd, highlighting the engineered environment required for this low-lying coastal terrain. Educational hubs, including Bonnabel High Sch and Archbishop Chapelle High Sch, underscore the area's mid-to-late century growth.