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1998 Map of Laplace

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Laplace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The Bonnet Carre Floodway dominates the landscape between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, serving as a critical piece of water management infrastructure. This late 1990s environment shows the heavy industrial and energy footprint of the region, evidenced by the Laplace Oil and Gas Field and the Norco Oil and Gas Field. Communities like Laplace and Norco are shown in detail, alongside smaller settlements such as Frenier and Montz.

Transportation and education are central to the area's layout, with the Illinois Central Railroad cutting through the parishes and numerous local institutions like St Joan of Arc Sch and Glade Sch. The map also captures several cemeteries, including Montz Cem and a smaller Cem in Laplace, providing valuable data for genealogists tracing family histories in St John the Baptist Parish and St Charles Parish.