2024 Map of Latanier Bayou

About this map

The low-lying coastal prairie and wetlands of southwest Louisiana are defined here by an intricate drainage and navigation network designed for agricultural and industrial access. The Intracoastal Waterway cuts a straight path through the landscape, separating the northern agricultural tracts from the marshy expanse of Deer Island and Schoolhouse Branch to the south. This region, positioned at the boundary of Cameron and Vermilion Parishes, reflects the massive hydrological engineering of the twentieth century, seen in the grid-like precision of the Gueydan Canal, Canal Number Two, and the Stanolind Canal. Local genealogy is anchored by the Gueydon Cemetery in the northeastern corner, while a web of rural routes like Ellis Bridge Rd and S Ellis Bridge Rd connect the isolated farmsteads across the marshes.