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Benedict G. Rousselle, known as Benny Rousselle (born January 20, 1951), is a Realtor and an Independent politician from Plaquemines Parish in Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] Plaquemines Parish is adjacent to the Algiers district (also known as Fifteenth Ward) of New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina struck Plaquemines Parish during Rousselle's ...
Plaquemines Parish ( / ˈplækɪmɪnz /; French: Paroisse de Plaquemine, Louisiana French: Paroisse des Plaquemines, Spanish: Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, [1] the parish seat is Pointe à la Hache and the largest community is Belle Chasse. [2]
Leander Henry Perez Sr. (July 16, 1891 – March 19, 1969) was an American Democratic Party political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century. Officially, he served as a district judge, later as district attorney, and as president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission ...
Area code. 504. FIPS code. 22-61440. Pointe à la Hache ( / ˌpɔɪnt lə ˈhæʃ / POYNT lə HASH) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] Located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, the village has been the seat for Plaquemines Parish since the formation of ...
In office. 1999–Unknown. Ernest Durham Wooton (October 28, 1941 – May 29, 2020) was an American politician. Wooton was born in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. He lived with his wife and family in Belle Chasse, Louisiana and went to Port Sulfur High School. Wooton served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966.
Characteristic. Fl (5) W 60s. The South Pass Light, also known as the Port Eads Lighthouse [1] [Note 1] South Point Light, or Gordon's Island Light, are a pair of lighthouses located on Gordon's Island at South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana ( USA ), one of the primary entrances to the Mississippi River Delta from the Gulf of Mexico.
29°21′22″N 89°27′18″W. / 29.356111°N 89.455°W / 29.356111; -89.455 ( Fort Jackson) Triumph. Fort Jackson was constructed between 1822 and 1832. In April 1862, it was the site of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the decisive battle for control of New Orleans during the American Civil War. A state-operated park ...
22-60880. Website. www .plaquemine .org. Plaquemine is a city in and the parish seat of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. [4] It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. At the 2010 United States census, the population was 7,119; [5] the 2020 census determined its population was 6,269.