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1957 Map of Mink Bayou

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mink Bayou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this coastal wetland landscape, where the shifting boundaries of land and water define the character of the parish. In the mid-1950s, the region was heavily influenced by energy extraction, evidenced by the extensive Oil Field and infrastructure like Oil Tanks and various Piling structures located near the bayou. The network of waterways is dense, featuring open bodies such as Bay Rambo and Bay Jaque, alongside smaller basins like Lake Jesse and Round Lake.

Navigational and industrial channels like the Southwestern Canal cut through the marsh, linking the bayous to interior lakes such as North Lake and South Lake. Smaller local watercourses, including Ferblanc Bayou and Mink Bayou, weave through the terrain, while isolated Cem markers along the main bayou provide a point of reference for researchers looking into the family histories of the remote camps and settlements that once dotted these wetlands.