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2020 Map of Latanier Bayou

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Latanier Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Deer Island and the surrounding marshlands of south Louisiana dominate this landscape along the border of Cameron Parish and Vermilion Parish. The terrain is defined by a sophisticated network of water management and transit, centered on the heavy east-west line of the Intracoastal Waterway. This hydraulic infrastructure, including the Gueydan Canal, Stanolind Canal, and Florence Canal, illustrates the intensive modification of the coastal wetlands for industry and drainage in the 21st century.

North of the marsh, the map transitions into a rural agricultural grid marked by family-named roads such as Monceaux Rd, Ernest Faulk Rd, and Bourque Rd. Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Gueydan Cem in the northeast, while the preservation of traditional place names like Schoolhouse Branch suggests the area's long-standing connection to its early 20th-century settlement patterns and land use.