Mississippi River Meander Scar

One location of the abandoned meander scar of the Mississippi is located two miles north of Sunset,  Louisiana on I-49 off of the frontage road.  The Mississippi River ran through this area approximately 120,000 years ago.
The ranch seen in this photo is privately owned and operated.

This photo shows cows in the background near the trees.  If you look at the trees closest to the road you can get an idea of how deep the scar is by the height of the cypress trees located on the left of the picture.  Because this area is prone to flooding, it is used for raising cattle.  The cattle can move to higher ground during a storm as seen in the picture above.