1962 Map of Labadieville

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Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this sugar-producing region of Assumption Parish and Lafourche Parish, where agricultural patterns and settlement structures remain tied to the river's winding path. The landscape is dominated by the long-lot ribbon farm system, evident in the numerous named estates such as Cedar Grove Plantation, St Rose Plantation, and Dixie Plantation. These large holdings are interspersed with tight-knit communities like Labadieville and Supreme, many of which developed around the competing transit corridors of the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific railroads.