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1962 Map of Thibodaux

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Thibodaux
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Bayou Lafourche serves as the central artery for this region, dictating the narrow, linear settlement patterns characteristic of the Louisiana sugar belt. The landscape is a dense assembly of historic plantations, including St James Plantation, Orange Grove Plantation, and Laurel Valley Plantation, each with their associated field systems and workers' quarters. The city of Thibodaux stands as the primary urban hub, anchored by educational institutions like Francis T Nicholls State College and Thibodaux College.

Industrial activity is evidenced by the Chacahoula Oil and Gas Field to the southwest and numerous gas wells dotting the agricultural grid. Transportation networks are defined by the Southern Pacific and Texas and Pacific railroads, which facilitated the movement of sugar and oil. Smaller settlements like Naquin, Johnson Ridge, and Lafourche appear alongside the bayou, while the Devil Swamp to the south provides a sharp contrast to the highly managed drainage canals and aqueducts of the surrounding farmland.