Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the county has no incorporated communities. Both the parish seat, Pointe à la Hac
Plaquemines Parish Courthouse
Plaquemines Parish President Keith Hinkley in September 2023
Leander Perez
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Leander Henry Perez Sr. 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 se
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
…important in the parish economy. From 1924 to 1969, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes were effectively the domain of the Democratic political boss Leander Perez, who established a strong hold over the area. He was notorious for fixing elections and enforcing strict racial segregation. Upon his death, his sons…
Perez in 1914 as Tulane Law School graduate
Leander Perez's tomb, in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans