1988 Map of Mer Rouge

About this map

Mer Rouge serves as the focal point of this Morehouse Parish landscape, situated at the edge of the expansive Prairie. The area is defined by a dense network of waterways, including the winding Bayou Bartholomew to the northwest and the smaller Bayou Mer Rouge and Little Bayou Galion that thread through the eastern lowlands. The presence of The Glades and Handy Brake indicates the wet, marshy character of the terrain surrounding the agricultural and residential clusters. Small settlements like Galion and Stampley are mapped alongside local landmarks such as the Landing Strip and multiple Cem sites. These features suggest a community deeply integrated with its drainage patterns and land-use needs in the late 1980s. Traces of the Bastrop Corp Bdy on the western edge further highlight the proximity of the parish seat's expanding footprint during this period.