1939 Map of Pointe a La Hache

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the geography of Plaquemines Parish in the late 1930s, its winding course lined with riverfront settlements and a dense network of drainage infrastructure. This survey captures a specific era of South Louisiana's coastal landscape, where narrow strips of habitable land like Wilkinson Ridge are surrounded by extensive marsh systems and named water bodies such as Lake Hermitage and Round Lake. The settlement pattern follows the river's natural levees, featuring established communities from Belair down to Bohemia and Foster.