2015 Map of Reserve

About this map

The Mississippi River defines the geography of this corridor, where a string of riverfront settlements like Reserve, Lions, and Garyville trace the winding levees. This landscape is a patchwork of industrial sites, residential street grids, and extensive drainage works such as the Reserve Relief Canal and Moll Canal. The map reveals the institutional and civic infrastructure of St. John the Baptist Parish, including the Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes Campus and the St John the Baptist Parish Airport. Genealogists and local historians can locate long-standing religious and burial sites like the Saint John the Baptist Cem in Edgard and the Bishop Cem near Dolsen. From the industrial developments at Marathon to the smaller hamlets of Tigerville and Lucy, the map documents the complex relationship between the heavy navigation of the river and the communities that flank it.