2012 Map of Wright

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Vermilion Parish is defined here by an intricate system of water management, where the Bayou Queue De Tortue meanders through a grid of engineered waterways. Central to the area's development are the Avrico Canal and Ferre Canal, which support the intensive irrigation required for the region's rice-growing heritage. The settlement of Gueydan serves as a primary hub, while smaller communities like Wright, Mulvey, and Lyons Point are scattered throughout the flats. Local history and genealogy are anchored by several family-named burial grounds, including Hanks Cem, Simon Cem, and Leger Cem. Industrial activity is evident in the sprawling extraction zones of the Gueydan Oil and Gas Field and the East Gueydan Oil and Gas Field, illustrating the economic duality of the Cajun prairie near the start of the twenty-first century.