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1992 Map of New Orleans West

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of New Orleans West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Mississippi River creates a dramatic series of oxbows through this map, defining the industrial and residential corridors of Jefferson and Harahan. In the early 1990s, the landscape is a complex mix of dense suburban development in Metairie and heavy riverfront infrastructure. The Huey P Long Bridge serves as the primary artery connecting the east and west banks, where large-scale operations like the Tank Farm near Westwego and the rail yards at Harahan Junction dominate the riverbank.

South of the river, the urban grid gives way to the wetlands of Bayou Segnette State Park and the network of waterways including Gaudin Bayou and the Avondale Canal. Educational and religious institutions are particularly dense in the northern neighborhoods, featuring schools such as St Mark Magdalen Sch and Benjamin Franklin High Sch. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for Providence Memorial Park (Cem) and the Garden of Memories, anchoring the history of these Louisiana communities.