
The Mississippi River carves a dramatic bend through this portion of Iberville Parish, shaping a landscape defined by riverside settlements and extensive agricultural tracts. The town of White Castle serves as a primary hub, surrounded by smaller historical communities such as Dorcyville, Soniat, and Catherine. This 2024 map documents a dense concentration of local heritage sites, including numerous cemeteries that reflect the area's complex social and medical history. Notably, the Patients' Hansen's Disease Cem stands near the NG Carville-Gillis Long Center on the eastern bank, while family and parish sites like the Vaughn Family Tomb and Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cem are found further west. The interior is crisscrossed by drainage canals and bayous, including Bayou la Butte and Murrell Canal, which have long supported the region's sugar-producing tradition and rural industry.
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1936 White Castle
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1953 White Castle
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1963 White Castle
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1974 White Castle
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1992 White Castle
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2012 White Castle
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2015 White Castle
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2018 White Castle
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2020 White Castle
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2024 White Castle
Iberville Parish, LA