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1968 Map of Lottie

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Lottie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Atchafalaya River winds along the western boundary of this territory, where the complex hydrology of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway and Morganza Floodway dominates the landscape. During the late 1960s, this area of Pointe Coupee Parish was defined by its extensive network of watercourses, including Bayou Latenache, Bayou Fordoche, and Bayou Alabama. The economy is clearly centered on resource extraction, as evidenced by the sprawling Lottie Oil and Gas Field, Fordoche Oil and Gas Field, and Sherburne Gas and Oil Field.

Small settlements such as Lottie and Sherburne provide anchor points for local history, while the McNeely Spur indicates the specific rail infrastructure supporting the region's transport needs. The engineering of the land is visible through a system of levees and the Alabama Canal, which manage the frequent flooding inherent to this riverine environment. This survey captures a moment when the wilderness of the basin was heavily utilized for industrial production, yet still crisscrossed by dozens of natural bayous and sloughs.