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Plaquemines Parish (/ ˈ p l æ k ɪ m ɪ n z / PLAK-im-inz; French: Paroisse de Plaquemine; Louisiana French: Paroisse des Plaquemines; Spanish: Parroquia de Plaquemines) 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 ...
President of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; In office 1999 – January 2, 2007: Preceded by: Clyde Giordano: Succeeded by: Billy Nungesser: Member of the Plaquemines Parish Council; In office 1987–1994: Personal details; Born January 20, 1951 (age 73) New Orleans, LA: Political party: Independent: Residence(s) Belle Chasse Plaquemines Parish ...
In 1954, Irene became the first registered African-American woman to vote in Plaquemines Parish. In 1963, their home was bombed due to their activism. [2] In 1966 after her husband Rev. Percy Murphy Griffin and his comrades organized a movement to integrate the Plaquemines Parish School system, Irene was right there on the battle field with him.
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 ...
William Harold Nungesser (/ ˈ n ʌ n ɡ ɛ s ər / NUN-ghess-ər; born January 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the 54th lieutenant governor of Louisiana since 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Nungesser is also the former president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission, having been re-elected to a second four-year term against two opponents in the 2010 general election ...
Pointe à la Hache (/ ˌ p ɔɪ n t l ə ˈ h æ ʃ / 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 the parish.
Since at least the 1840s, the 1st congressional district has been anchored in and around most of the Greater New Orleans area south of Lake Pontchartrain, with the district being anchored in most of the city itself, as well as the adjoining parishes of St. Bernard and Plaquemines, during most of the tenure of F. Edward Hébert, a former journalist for The Times-Picayune who represented the ...
The second parish courthouse (c. 1906) on Railroad Avenue has been serving as City Hall since 1985. Plaquemine did not have a hospital until 1923. [9] Plaquemine has been a Louisiana-designated Main Street City since 1993. [10] There are ten properties listed for Plaquemine on the National Register of Historic Places in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.