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1951 Map of Luling

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Luling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

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The Mississippi River defines the landscape of this riverfront corridor, where the 1951 revision shows a dense network of river-town settlements and industrial infrastructure. Communities like Kenner, Destrehan, and Luling line the banks, connected by the Airline Highway and a complex rail system including the Illinois Central Railroad and Texas and Pacific Railroad. A historical scar remains visible at the Davis Crevasse of 1884, marking a significant breach in the levee system that shaped the local drainage.

South of the main river channel, the land transitions into a maze of waterways such as Bayou Verret and Bayou des Saules. Numerous man-made channels, including the Lanaux Canal and Sellers Canal, illustrate the intense drainage efforts required to manage the wetlands between the river and the southern marsh. The presence of the Upper Protection Levee near the St Charles Parish and Jefferson Parish line underscores the constant engineering required for habitation in this deltaic region.