1973 Map of Lafitte

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Bayou Barataria winds through this 1970s orthophotomap, anchoring a deltaic landscape where the fishing communities of Barataria and Lafitte are concentrated along the natural levees. The sheet provides a clear view of the transition from the Mississippi River at Ollie and Wills Point to the intricate network of marshland channels like Bayou de Fleur and Bayou des Oies. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its precise location of family-named burial sites including Lafitte Cem, Coulon Cem, Adams Cem, and Fisher Cem. The heavy influence of coastal industry is evident in the straight cuts of the Barataria Waterway, the Pipeline corridors, and various Drill Holes, showing how petroleum and commerce reshaped the traditional landscape of Little Village and the open expanse of The Pen.