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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.
City of Plaquemine | 23640 Railroad Avenue | Plaquemine, LA 70764 | Phone: 225-687-3116 | Contact Us
By the late 1800s, Plaquemine was a major center of commerce with a railroad running through the heart of the city and thriving hotels, entertainment, restaurants and retail businesses. It was at this time that construction began on the historic Plaquemine Lock in the 1900's. The bayou served as a transportation route of several industries of ...
Cyclists should take advantage of the 22-mile-long Plaquemine to Grosse Tete biking trail. One facet of Louisiana that makes it such an appealing visitor destination is its deep and colorful history. European explorers found their way to the region and inhabited the area very early relative to settlement of much of the rest of the continent.
The Mississippi River runs alongside Plaquemine, the parish seat of Iberville Parish. The city is rich in small-town charm, with old plantation homes that recall its founding in 1775. Plaquemine (whose name is a Native American word for "persimmon") is a former logging town that gained notoriety for an engineering marvel known as the Plaquemine Lock. The lock system allowed for transport of ...
The Indian Connection. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur de Iberville came to Bayou Goula (between Plaquemine and White Castle) in 1699 on five different voyages. In December 1699, Father du Ru with the Jesuits built the first church in the Louisiana Purchase near Bayou Goula amongst the Bayogoulas and the Mugulasha (two tribes domiciled in the same village).
The City of Plaquemine is nestled on pre-historic Bayou Plaquemine, a tributary of the mighty Mississippi River. The earliest map shows Plaquemine as a settlement in 1775. The Chitimacha Indians were living here when Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur de Iberville arrived in 1699 and claimed all of Louisiana for King Louis XIV of France.
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