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Plaquemines Parish.

Plaquemines Parish has 780.6 square miles of land in Louisiana. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Plaquemines Parish: Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, Southern Holocene Meander Belts.

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Plaquemines Parish Courthouse, Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

Plaquemines Parish Courthouse, Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana.

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THE SETTINGDeltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS9 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Plaquemines Parish on the map

THE PLAQUEMINES PARISH LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.

Plaquemines Parish has 780.6 square miles of land in Louisiana. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Plaquemines Parish: Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, Southern Holocene Meander Belts.

The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.

Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Plaquemines Parish intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands95.5%
  2. Southern Holocene Meander Belts4.5%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 82.9% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Plaquemines Parish

The atlas lists 9 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Plaquemines Parish, including Belle Chasse, Port Sulphur, Empire. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish by land and water

The Census records 1,786.6 square miles of water within Plaquemines Parish, or 69.6% of its total area. That share is close to Plaquemines Parish’s 69.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Plaquemines Parish has 339.7 times the land area of nearby Buras CDP (2.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, St. Bernard Parish within Louisiana. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Plaquemines Parish land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Plaquemines Parish

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Plaquemines Parish. The county includes 9 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting

Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands belongs to Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Which current elevation and drainage records distinguish the tract from nearby swales, levees or river terraces?

03

Check the route, beyond Buras

Buras is 5.8 miles northeast of the Plaquemines Parish reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Plaquemines Parish resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON PLAQUEMINES PARISH

USGS National Map

Begin at 29.2824° N, 89.5761° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Plaquemines Parish ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

Parish Of Plaquemines

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open Parish Of Plaquemines ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Plaquemines Parish data

View Census information selected by this parish’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands

Explore the agency mapping behind the Mississippi Alluvial Plain context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Louisiana landowner resources

Louisiana state land GIS

Office of State Lands mapping resources and access to SONRIS.

Louisiana coastal planning resources

CPRA coastal plans, interactive maps, and restoration information.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Plaquemines Parish.

Buras lies about 5.8 miles northeast of Plaquemines Parish by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Plaquemines Parish in context

NSEWBuras · 5.8 miles1Triumph · 6.9 miles2Boothville · 10.8 miles3Empire · 11.5 miles4Venice · 12.8 miles5Port Sulphur · 17.7 miles6OUTER RING: 17.7 MILES
  1. 1
    Buras5.8 mi · census-designated place
  2. 2
    Triumph6.9 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Boothville10.8 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Empire11.5 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Venice12.8 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Port Sulphur17.7 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Louisiana; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Belle Chassecensus-designated place
Boothvillecensus-designated place
Burascensus-designated place
Empirecensus-designated place
New Orleans Stationcensus-designated place
Pointe a la Hachecensus-designated place
Port Sulphurcensus-designated place
Triumphcensus-designated place
Venicecensus-designated place
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Plaquemines Parish
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Plaquemines Parish?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Plaquemines Parish. Plaquemines Parish’s 780.6 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands describe all of Plaquemines Parish?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Buras as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 5.8 miles northeast of Plaquemines Parish’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Plaquemines Parish?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Plaquemines Parish.
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