1963 Map of Jeanerette

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Bayou Teche defines the economic and social spine of this Iberia Parish landscape, where the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads parallel the water through the center of Jeanerette. This mid-century survey reveals a transition from traditional agriculture to industrial extraction, as large landholdings like Kilgore Plantation and Bodin Plantation sit adjacent to the expanding Jeanerette Oil and Gas Field. To the northeast, the massive Lake Fausse Pointe and the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway illustrate the complex water management systems of the era, including the Charenton Drainage Canal and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in the south. Local history is anchored by numerous spiritual and educational sites, from the Willow Street High Sch to several family-named cemeteries and a localized Gold Mine near Ashton.