View of Bayou St. John by Alexander Allison
This file appears in: The Geological Formation of the Metairie-Gentilly Ridges
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library.
This file appears in: The Geological Formation of the Metairie-Gentilly Ridges
The Geological Formation of the Metairie-Gentilly Ridges
As the Mississippi River flows to the Gulf of Mexico it brings sediment and silt with it, depositing them along the banks of the river and creating new land masses. Before the US Army Corps of Engineers took control of the river to allow for the…