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1964 Map of Lake Bully Camp

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Lake Bully Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Bayou Pointe au Chien serves as the primary corridor for human settlement in this mid-1960s survey, marking the boundary between Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish. Along this winding waterway, a thin string of community life is documented through the Lower Pointe au Chien Sch, Live Oak Ch, and St Peters Ch. These structures represent the high-ground footprint of South Louisiana's coastal culture before significant coastal land loss altered the landscape.

Extensive industrial development dominates the surrounding wetlands, notably the Bully Camp Oil and Gas Field and the Bayou Jean Lacroix Oil and Gas Field. A complex network of artificial canals and drill holes crisscrosses the marsh, revealing the heavy machinery of the petroleum industry integrated into the natural hydrology of Lake Bully Camp and Grand Bayou. The map illustrates the tension between traditional bayou living and large-scale resource extraction in the Mississippi River delta region.