1968 Map of Yscloskey

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Old Fort Beauregard Ruins stand along the southern shore of Lake Borgne, anchoring a landscape shaped by both military history and mid-century industrial expansion. This 1968 revision of the St. Bernard Parish coast reveals a transition toward a managed maritime environment, dominated by the massive Mississippi River - Gulf Outlet Canal and its surrounding spoil areas. Linear infrastructure like the New Pipeline Canal cuts through the marsh, while traditional fishing and trapping settlements like Yscloskey, Shell Beach, and Alluvial City cling to the natural levees of Bayou la Loutre. To the south, a complex network of wetlands remains largely intact, defined by the tidal reaches of Crooked Bayou, Tanasia Lagoon, and Lake Amedee. The presence of several drill holes indicates the growing petroleum interest in the parish's coastal marshes during the late 1960s.