The shortcomings of a roadway built to bring vacationers to Grand Isle in their Model T Fords now has major implications for the nation’s oil supply

The history of La. 1 in southern Lafourche Parish, in many ways, mirrors the history of economic development in the region. Built in the 1930s, the highway largely served to bring people in their Model T Fords to Grand Isle for recreation. Bayou Lafourche was not much more than a channel crossing fairly inaccessible land.