
Bayou Pointe au Chien serves as the primary artery for settlement and movement in this marshy landscape along the boundary of Lafourche Parish and Terrebonne Parish. The ribbon of higher ground flanking the bayou hosts the local community, evidenced by Live Oak Ch, St Peters Ch, and the Lower Pointe au Chien Sch. These structures represent the social center of a region where life is dictated by the water, with numerous canals like the St Louis Canal and Viguerie Canal cutting through the wetlands.
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4 editions found
1892 · Cut-Off
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Houma
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Lake Felicity
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Dulac
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Houma SE
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Bourbeux
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Viguerie Canal
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Montegut
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Bay Courant
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1935 · Golden Meadow
USGS Topo · 1:31,680