2024 Map of Kaplan South

About this map

The town of Kaplan serves as the northern anchor of this landscape, where the grid of city streets like W 1st St and S Cushing Ave meets the expansive agricultural reaches of Vermilion Parish. The map reveals an intricate network of drainage and irrigation essential to the region's history, defined by significant waterways such as Bull Moose Canal and Zigler Canal. To the south, the terrain shifts into a complex system of wetlands and low-lying landforms, including Long Island, Second Island, and Greens Pine Island. This area is particularly rich for genealogical research, documenting several family-named burial sites that dot the countryside. Researchers can locate the Pierre Marceaux Cem, Hebert Cem, and Le Maire Cem, which provide a geographic record of early settlers and their landholdings. The transition from the developed town center of Kaplan to the remote, canal-threaded marshes highlights the unique coastal prairie and wetland geography of southern Louisiana.