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2020 Map of Lafitte

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Lafitte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The low-lying wetlands of Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish converge here, where the Mississippi River bends sharply near Wills Point. This complex hydrologic landscape is defined by its extensive network of canals and bayous, including the Barataria Bay Waterway, Fleming Canal, and Bayou Dupont. These waterways historically served as the primary transit routes for the region's fishing and maritime industries, connecting isolated settlements like Jean Lafitte and Lafitte to the Gulf.

Genealogists will find significant local history in the cluster of small burial grounds scattered across the marshy terrain, such as Little Village Cem, Coulon Cem, and Adams Cem. To the east, the riverside community of Jesuits Bend is flanked by family-named roads like Nunez Ln and Barthelemey Rd, tracing the linear settlement patterns typical of the river's natural levees. The map documents the persistent human presence within a landscape constantly reshaped by water, from the Dupre Cut to the winding Cheniere Traverse Bayou.