Plaquemines Parish Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
parish in Louisiana, United States
About Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines Parish is a peninsula along both sides of theMississippi Riverwhere it flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The area's development started in Louisiana's French and Spanish Colonial eras, taking advantage of the rich agricultural land along the narrow strips near the river, and the rich fishing in the wetlands and Gulf beyond. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the area. Belle Chasse was moderately damaged; in most of the rest of the Parish damage was severe to catastrophic, with storm surge sweeping over the levees, and smashing or sweeping away the majority of the buildings. The East Bank is on the same side of the river as most of New Orleans and as Chalmette. It is less populated than Plaquemines' West Bank. Highway 39 follows the River down the Eastbank; it connects to St. Bernard H
Top Attractions in Plaquemines Parish
Explore the best things to see and do in Plaquemines Parish:
- ★Plaquemines Orange Festival
- ★Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival
Plaquemines Parish Travel Guide Sections
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