2018 Map of South Point

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates this 2018 survey, which documents the shoreline and waterways where the limits of New Orleans meet the open water. The map traces the jurisdictional boundary between St. Tammany Parish and Orleans Parish, following a precise line across the lake's surface. Along the southeastern shoreline, the small settlement of South Point stands at the edge of the wetlands, served by local water management infrastructure like the Little Woods Canal. This map provides a clear record of the coastal interface, marking where tidal inlets like Cane Bayou and Bayou Castiglione drain into the lake. The inclusion of Point Platte in the north and the deep-water expanses of the lake illustrate the environmental character of this specific reach of the Louisiana coast just before the end of the decade.