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1967 Map of Luling

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Luling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Mississippi River serves as the central artery for this portion of St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes, defining the settlement patterns of towns like Luling and Destrehan. In the late 1960s, the landscape shows a transition from traditional river-bound communities to modern industrial and transportation hubs, marked by the presence of New Orleans International Airport (Moisant Field) and the Good Hope Oil and Gas Field.

Evidence of the river's volatile history remains visible at the Davis Crevasse (1884), located near Davis Pond. To the south, the terrain shifts into the marshes and waterways of the Salvador State Wildlife Management Area, where Bayou Bois Piquant and Bayou des Saules navigate the wetlands. Local history is anchored by landmarks such as St Charles Cem, Mt Zion Ch, and Pecan Grove Sch, which illustrate the community infrastructure supporting established riverfront settlements like Ama and St Rose.