1983 Map of Tate Cove

About this map

Tate Cove and the surrounding prairies of South Louisiana are defined by a network of bayous and scattered rural settlements during the early 1980s. The landscape is carved by water, most notably the Bayou Boeuf-Cocodrid Diversion Channel and Bayou Cocodrie, which dictate the drainage and agricultural patterns across the Evangeline Parish and St. Landry Parish border. Small communities like Faubourg and Grand Prairie serve as local anchors, while the presence of family-named burial sites such as Soileaus Cem and Lafleur Cem points to deep-rooted genealogical history.