Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish ( 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, the county has no incorporated communities. Both the parish seat, Pointe à la Hache and the largest community, Belle Chasse are among the numerous census-designated places scattered throughout the low-lying county. The parish was formed in 1807.
Plaquemines Parish is part of the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area. It was severely damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, and in hurricane events in 2011 and 2021.