Local Louisiana

Plaquemines Parish Profile


  • Name: The name of the parish is derived from a Native American word, piakimin, meaning persimmon
  • Parish Seat: Pointe a la Hache
  • Statistical Quick Facts

Municipalities and Communities

  • Census Designated Places: Belle Chasse | Boothville-Venice | Buras-Triumph | Empire | Port Sulphur
  • Unincorporated communities: Bohemia | Davant | Homeplace | Jesuit Bend | Pilottown | Pointe a la Hache | Port Eads | Venice
Plaquemines Parish Map