
The Acadiana landscape north of the parish seat at Ville Platte is defined by a dense network of coulees and bayous that shaped early French-Acadian settlement patterns. At the boundary of Evangeline Parish and St. Landry Parish, the terrain transitions from the intricate bottomlands of Bayou Petite Passe to the eastern wetlands of Bayou Cocodrie. This 2024 map documents several persistent rural communities, including Faubourg, Grand Prairie, and the namesake Tate Cove, each anchored by local churches and family cemeteries.
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1935 · Turkey Creek
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Ville Platte
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1947 · Chataignier
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1948 · Bunkie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Turkey Creek
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1952 · Lake Charles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Lake Charles
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Opelousas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500