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2015 Map of Loreauville

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Loreauville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Bayou Teche winds along the western edge of this coastal Louisiana landscape, anchoring a string of settlements that follow the natural levees. The town of Loreauville sits at the heart of this corridor, surrounded by smaller communities such as Bronson, Oubre, and Tony. The transition from the high ground of the levee to the swampy lowlands is marked by an extensive system of man-made waterways, including the Loreauville Canal and Marshfield Canal, which were critical for drainage and transport in the Iberia Parish sugarcane country.

To the east, the landscape opens into the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway and the expansive waters of Lake Fausse Pointe. Here, points of land like Mestayer Point and Eagle Point reach into the lake, while Dauterive Landing provides a historic point of access to the basin. This survey documents the complex water management required in this region, where the Gonsoulin Canal and Butte Canal interface with natural features like Bayou Grand Gueule and Bayou Portage.