Louisiana Research Park    Concept


This design recalls the Arpenne system of land division used by French settlers along the Mississippi and smaller rivers.

The French measured set length along the rivers.
Lines were then drawn at 90 degrees. This parcel of land was known as an arpenne.

Original Settlement Pattern		 Arpennes included all the settler needed to begin a life in the New World.

River frontage to move goods to and from market.
High ground along the natural levee for siting a home.
Land that could be cleared for crops.
Back swamp with vast numbers of cypress
   for construction.

Current Land Pattern		 Today most of the homesteads have been replaced by chemical plants, corporate agriculture holdings and residential developments.

However, the patterns of the original settlements can still be seen along the rivers and bayous of South Louisiana.

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