Port Barre sits at the nexus of a complex hydrological network in St. Landry Parish, where the waters of Bayou Courtableau and Bayou Teche converge. This 2020 landscape is defined by its low-lying basin, characterized by numerous sloughs such as DeJean Slough and Noel Slough, and the managed drainage of the West Atchafalaya Floodway to the east. The map detail reflects a deeply rooted Cajun and Creole cultural landscape, evidenced by the density of family-named cemeteries and small settlements including Chiasson, Hazelwood, and Courtableau.
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1939 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Arnaudville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Lake Charles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Lake Charles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Baton Rouge
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Carencro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Palmetto
USGS Topo · 1:62,500