The Breaux Bridge Visitors Center is the start of our quaint downtown streets of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and you'll find yourself transported back to a time before life became hectic. Down here, neighbors still know you by name. Breaux Bridge is the gateway to authentic Cajun culture in south Louisiana. We have traditional Cajun and funky Zydeco music, world-famous cuisine, and a rich history filled with interesting stories. If you're looking for the typical theme park experience, you're in the wrong place. But if you're looking for a unique cultural adventure, you'll find it right here in Breaux Bridge. If your interests are on the business side, don't let the old world charm fool you. Fast forward to the present and you'll see that underneath our relaxed and friendly pace lies a solid infrastructure, ready to support more successful ventures like the ones in place already. So have a look around. You won't be the same after a visit to Breaux Bridge.
What is a benchmark?
A benchmark is a point whose position is known to a high degree of accuracy and is normally marked in some way. The marker is often a metal disk made for this purpose, but it can also be a church spire, a radio tower, a mark chiseled into stone, or a metal rod driven into the ground. Over two centuries or so, many other objects of greater or lesser permanence have been used. Benchmarks can be found at various locations all over the United States. They are used by land surveyors, builders and engineers, map makers, and other professionals who need an accurate answer to the question, "Where?" Many of these markers are part of the geodetic control network (technically known as the National Spatial Reference System, or NSRS) created and maintained by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS).