1952 Map of Laplace

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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.