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2012 Map of Lafitte

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Lafitte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Lafitte and Barataria occupy the western bank of Bayou Cutler in this 2012 survey of the Jefferson Parish wetlands. This coastal landscape is defined by its industrial footprint, where the Barataria Oil and Gas Field and Alliance Oil and Gas Field sit amid an intricate network of waterways like The Pen and Cheniere Traverse Bayou. To the northeast, the Mississippi River forms a sharp boundary for settlements like Gloria and Star, protected by the Jesuit Bend Revetment.

Genealogists will find a cluster of small burial grounds concentrated near the fishing communities, including Coulon Cem, Lafitte Cem, and Adams Cem. The map reveals the infrastructure required for life in the marshes, from the Jonathan Davis Water Treatment Facility to the drainage of the Fleming Canal. This survey records the 21st-century balance between the traditional bayou settlements and the large-scale energy production fields that dominate the surrounding basins.