2018 Map of Kraemer

About this map

Melodia Plantation and the surrounding riverine settlements define this stretch of Lafourche Parish, where human habitation clings to the narrow natural levees of Bayou Lafourche. The landscape is dominated by the vast Rathborne Swamp, a dense hydrologic network of winding waterways like Grand Bayou and Bayou Baton Pilon that drain toward Lake Boeuf. Small linear settlements such as Rousseau, Ewing, and Theriot follow the primary roadway and bayou, illustrating the traditional Long Lot land division pattern typical of South Louisiana. To the north, the communities of Choctaw and Kraemer sit on slightly higher ground, separated from the southern hamlets by the Pitre-Lening Canal and several named bayous including Bayou L'Ours and Bayou Jean Webre.