Pilottown, Louisiana
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Pilottown is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River. As of 2020, the population of the community is 0.
Pilot Town in the 1880s
Pilottown, Louisiana, as ships pass by on the Mississippi
Before Katrina
The active front of the Mississippi Delta. Pilottown is located just north of the main fork.
Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish seat is Pointe à la Hache and the largest community is Belle Chasse. The parish was formed in 1807.
Plaquemines Parish Courthouse
Plaquemines Parish President Keith Hinkley in September 2023