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1992 Map of La Branche

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of La Branche
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern horizon of this coastal landscape, where the transition from open water to marshland is defined by a series of protective levees and infrastructure. In the early 1990s, the southeastern corner of the map shows the suburban expansion of Kenner, including the planned layouts of Chateau Estates and the Jefferson Downs Racetrack. This developed area contrasts sharply with the expansive wetlands to the west, which are bisected by natural and man-made waterways like Bayou La Branche and Bayou Trepagnier.

The economic character of the region is rooted in both flood control and energy extraction. The Bonnet Carre Floodway stands as a massive civil engineering feature on the western edge, while the interior marshes are dotted with infrastructure for the East Good Hope Gas Field. Between the established community of Good Hope and the growing streets of Kenner, a network of drainage canals including Canal No 7 and Canal No 8 illustrates the ongoing effort to manage the local water table for residential and industrial use.