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1967 Map of La Branche

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of La Branche
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern horizon of this coastal landscape, where the waters of Bayou La Branche and Bayou Piquant snake through the wetlands of St. Charles Parish. The 1970s photorevisions capture the rapid expansion of Kenner, showing a dense grid of residential streets like Tulane St and Georgetown Dr pressing against the Kenner Corporate Boundary. This development sits in stark contrast to the heavy infrastructure nearby, including the sprawling New Orleans International Airport (Moisant Field) and the massive Bonnet Carre Floodway to the west.

Industrial activity is a defining characteristic of the region, evidenced by the Oil and Gas Field and numerous Gas Wells and Oil Wells offshore and in the marshes. The Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts a straight line southeast toward the city, passing the smaller settlements of La Branche and Trépagnier. The map details an intricate drainage system including Canal No 7 through Canal No 14, illustrating the engineered nature of the Louisiana shoreline.