2012 Map of Pelican

About this map

The town of Pelican serves as the focal point for this DeSoto Parish survey, appearing here as a crossroads community with its own Po and a network of local roads such as Mustin Rd and All Saints Rd. The surrounding landscape is heavily defined by its subterranean resources, evidenced by the extensive Ten Mile Bayou Oil and Gas Field, the East Trenton Oil Field, and the Oxford Gas Field. These industrial zones are interspersed with a dense network of waterways, including the prominent Brushy Bayou, Tenmile Bayou, and the curiously named Stinkfinger Cr. To the northeast, the terrain rises into the Dolette Hills, where the DeSoto Lookout Tower stands as a notable landmark overlooking the convergence of drainage systems like W Br Dolet Bayou and Rocky Bayou. This map illustrates the intersection of rural residential settlement and intensive natural resource extraction in Northern Louisiana during the early 21st century.