Outdoor Cistern Near River Road Destrehan Louisiana 1938

An outdoor cistern appears in a vintage image from September 1938, situated near River Road in Destrehan, Louisiana. Open cisterns, prevalent in southern Louisiana, served as water storage systems for households. These structures often became breeding grounds for mosquitoes, reflecting rural living conditions in the area during that time.

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