1952 Map of Laplace
USGS Topo · Published 1953About this map
Industrial expansion and river management dominate this early 1950s survey of the river parishes, where the massive Bonnet Carre Spillway and Bonnet Carre Floodway carve a wide path between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. The landscape reveals a transition from traditional agriculture to heavy industry, with established riverfront sites like Glen Dale Plantation and Trinity Plantation neighboring a large Oil Refinery near Sellers. The settlement of Laplace serves as a transportation hub where the Illinois Central Railroad and Kansas City Southern Railroad intersect with the Airline Highway. Local landmarks such as the Hymelia Crevasse and Old Killona Sch provide valuable reference points for genealogists tracing family history along the St. John the Baptist and St. Charles Parish line.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Historical Maps of LaPlace Through Time
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1935 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1952 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1967 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1992 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
1998 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2012 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2015 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2018 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2020 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
2024 Laplace
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA