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1962 Map of Thibodaux

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Thibodaux
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Bayou Lafourche serves as the primary artery for this corner of Louisiana, where the cultural and economic landscape is defined by the transition from historic plantation agriculture to the mid-century energy boom. The city of Thibodaux acts as a dense urban hub, containing regional institutions like Francis T Nicholls State College and St Joseph Hospital. The surrounding countryside is heavily partitioned into legacy tracts such as Abby Plantation, Rienzi Plantation, and St James Plantation, reflecting long-established land divisions.

Energy extraction is a prominent feature of the landscape, notably within the Chacahola Oil and Gas Field and the Lafourche Crossing Oil and Gas Field. Transportation networks are dominated by the Texas and Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, which parallel the bayou and connect smaller outposts like Naquin and Lafourche. To the north and south, the cultivated fields give way to the dense vegetation of Devil Swamp and the waters of Bayou Onion.