1985 Map of Lacassine

About this map

Agricultural water management and rail transportation define this portion of the coastal prairie during the mid-1980s. The landscape is dominated by an intricate network of irrigation ditches, flumes, and siphons that support the local rice-farming economy, centered on the communities of Iowa and Lacassine. The southern half of the sheet reveals the complex hydrology of the region, where the Indian Bayou Canal and Lacassine Bayou snake through wetlands. A Pumping Station near Verret underscores the engineering required to manage these low-lying lands. Transport is anchored by the parallel lines of the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, which bypass the marshes to the north. Smaller details, such as a Cem and a Boat Dock, provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the development of Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu Parishes.