Lincoln, Rod Collection
Plaquemines Parish Photo Calendars (16 items)
1 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1983 Sendker Printing 24 Historic photos of iconic local people and places
2 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1984 Rau's Excel Printing 26 Nature images from around the parish
3 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1985 26 Historic photos of iconic local people and places
4 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1986 26 Maritime images from across the parish
5 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1987 26 Images of people having fun across the parish
6 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1991 24 Original Richard Calloway art of local activities
7 Bank Calendar Delta Bank 1995 24 Original Richard Calloway art of local places
8 Annual Calendar Crescent River Port Pilots Assoc 2005 26 Images of the maritime industry from N.O. south
9 School Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2006-2007 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 24 Tribute to a place called home
10 School Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2007-2008 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 Misc. historical images collected around the parish
11 School Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2008-2009 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 Misc. historical images collected around the parish
12 Annual Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2010 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 Misc. historical images of local high school football
13 70-year anniversary calendar Fremin's Grocery 2010 26 Historical and current images of Fremin's grocery
14 Annual Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2011 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 Images of 64 years of parish Orange Fair & Festival
15 Annual Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2012 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 "Generations" of images of Plaquemines groups
16 Annual Calendar Plaquemines Gazette 2014 Plaquemines Newspaper Publ. 26 Landscapes and iconic places in Plaquemines
Deep Delta Quarterly Magazine 1983-1986 (18 items)
Gladys Armstrong, editor.
The Plaquemines Parish Genealogical Society, later known as the Deep Delta Genealogical Society, published an extensive collection of historical records from census, property lists, publications, and family histories expressly to assist family researchers in finding relatives in Plaquemines Parish.
Down the Road Magazine 1988-2002 (137 items, missing August & October 1997)
Janice Parker Buras, Editor.
The Down the Road Magazine was a monthly publication that chronicled the history and activities of Plaquemines Parish and often provided articles on noteworthy local citizens and places. Most of the historical articles were written by Rod Lincoln.
National Geographic Magazine (6 items)
The Lower Mississippi National Geographic Nov-60 Vol 118, No. 5 Page 681-725
New Orleans and Her River National Geographic Feb-71 Page 151-187
The Mississippi's Disappearing Delta National Geographic Aug-83 Page 226-253
Our Coast in Crisis National Geographic Jul-06 Page 60-87
Killer Hurricanes-New Orleans: Home
No More National Geographic Aug-17 Page 42-77
St Bernard Genealogical Society Quarterly 1978 - 2004 (104 items, missing January & July 1996; January & April 1997; July & October 1998)
L’Heritage St. Bernard Genealogical Society.
The "L'Heritage" is a quarterly genealogical publication focused on families of St. Bernard and Plaquemines.
Plaquemines Parish Fair & Orange Festival Annuals 1947-Present (19 items)
No fair from 1961-69 (because of hurricanes)
The Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival Book is an annual of what has happened in the parish during the year as well as information on the Orange Festival committee, the court and other items related to the orange and petrochemical industries. It often provides a report from various politicians on their status as well as citrus recipes.
Plaquemines Parish Telephone Books 1975 – 2007 (15 items)
Yellow and White Pages
Louisiana Life Magazine 1981 – 1987 (34 items)
Thomas & Nancy Marshall, editors; Errol Laborde, editor (summer 2006 only).
The New Orleans Vignette (1 item)
1 The New Orleans Vignette Todd Fell, editor. 1980
Sky Magazine (1 items)
1 Sky, Delta Airlines Inflight Magazine Lidia de Leon, editor. 1984 cover photo features the corner of Pere Antoine and Rue de Chartres
The Historical Reporter December 2014 – February 2017 (26 items)
Pearl River County Historical Society
Mark Clinton Davis, editor.
Freeport-McMoRan Magazine December 1980 – February 1982 (6 items)
John R. Paquette, editor.
Picayune Living, Winter 2014 – Spring 2018 (4 items)
Jeremy Pittari, editor.
Fortier Flash April 1997 – August 2002 (6 items)
Dennis Nuss, editor.
The Journal of Mississippi History
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Books Contributed to the "Rod Lincoln Collection"
1 2009 Plaquemines Parish Employee Christmas Book (2 Copies) Plaquemines Parish 2009 Snapfish Inc. 24. A photo "annual" of government employees taken throughout the year-given by new parish president Billy Nungesser.
2 Andrew Jackson, Soldier and Statesman, American Heritage Junior Library Ed. 1963. American Heritage Publishing Co. New York, NY 153. Regular visitor into Plaquemines to visit Maunsell White-Previously with Battle of NO
3 Bailey's Dam LA. Archaeological Survey & Antiquities Commission. 1986. Bourque Printing, Baton Rouge, La. 29. A history of the Bailey Dam built on the Miss. River to help move General Nathanial Banks & Admiral Porter's fleet south to Alexandria.
4 Battle of New Orleans "But for a Piece of Wood" Ron Chapman 2015 Pelican Publishing Co., Gretna, LA 344. Signed by the author. General volume on the Battle of New Orleans with various mentions of the activities in Plaquemines Parish at Fort Jackson and English Turn.
5 Brimstone, The Stone that Burns-The Story of the Frasch Sulphur Industry. Williams Haynes. 1959. D. Van Nostand, Princeton, N.J. 308. Story of the Sulfur industry in Plaquemines Parish (i.e. Port Sulphur terminal, Grande Ecaille mine and Garden Island Bay mine)
6 Caddo Indians of Louisiana. LA. Archaeological Survey & Antiquities Commission. 1986. Bourque Printing, Baton Rouge, La. 44 An overview of the Caddo Indian culture and archeological remains.
7 Chalmette, National Historical Park. J. Fred Roush. 1961. National Park Service, Washington DC 55 NPS Historical Handbook Series No. 29
8 Civil War Trivia and Fact Book. Webb Garrison.1992. Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN 288 Primarily related to trivia of Fort Jackson, St. Philip & Farragut.
9 Coastal Castles of Louisiana and Mississippi. Dale Manuel.1999. Undetermined 62 Louisiana Fortifications
10 Conquest of Copper Mountain. Forbes Wilson.1981. American Book-Stratford Press, Saddlebrook, NJ 244 History of Freeport Sulphur - Signed by the author
11 Crossing the Bar. Abbie Ann Cathcart Adam. 2005. Self-Published, Madisonville, Louisiana about 350. A large collection of materials collected from family and public sources about the Bar Pilot families at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
12 Deep Delta Country. Harnett T. Kane.1944. Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, NY 283. Historically accurate, easy-to-read, stories of people and occupations in Plaquemines.
13 El Nuevo Constante LA. Archaeological Survey & Antiquities Commission. 1981. LA. Div. of Administrative Services, Baton Rouge, La, 46. This book tells the background and chronology of salvaging the Spanish Ship El Nuevo Constante that sank in 1765 in LA. waters.
14 Favorite Huey Long Stories. Hugh Mercer Blain.1985. Otto Claitor Publishing, Baton Rouge, LA.
15 Genesis and Paleontology of the Mississippi River Mudlumps, Geological Bulletin No. 35 1961. Louisiana Dept of Conservation, Louisiana Geological Survey, New Orleans, La. 208. A scientific study of the Mississippi River mud lumps found only in Plaquemines.
16 Hurricane Betsy, September 8-11, 1965. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. 1965. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. A technical report of the hurricane’s organization, path and destruction with many charts, maps, photos and graphs.
17 Islenos, Tenerife to Terre-Aux-Beouf. Barbara Acosta Perez. 2012. Commercial Printing Co., Picayune, MS 162. About Canary Islanders who settled St. Bernard, Plaquemines, etc.
18 Jefferson Parish: Rich Heritage, Promising Future. Paul F. Stahls, Jr.2009. Historical Publishing Network, San Antonio, TX 192. Jefferson Parish History and Business.
19 Judah P. Benjamin. Pierce Butler. 1980. Chelsea House, New York & London, 1980. A distinguished resident of Plaquemines, lawyer, statesman, the "Brains of the Confederacy and advisor to the King of England. Lived in Belle Chasse Plantation
20 Judge: The Life and Times of Leander Perez. James Conaway. 1973. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY 204 Dictator of the Delta.
21 Land's End: A History of the New Orleans District, U.S. Corp. of Engineers and its Lifelong Battle with the Lower Mississippi and Other Rivers Wending their Way to the Sea. Albert E. Cowdrey. 1977. U.S. Printing Office, Washington D.C. 118 A History of the New Orleans Corp of Engineers focused on its challenges on the lower Mississippi River.
22 Lighthouses & Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. David L. Cipra. 1976. US Dept of Transportation, US Coast Guard 62. Book of photos and descriptions of each lighthouse on the Gulf.
23 Louisiana Prehistory LA. Archaeological Survey & Antiquities Commission. 1982. Moran Colorgraphic, Inc., Baton Rouge, La, 40. A book explaining Louisiana's earliest archeological sites and the culture of its first inhabitants.
24 Louisiana the Finest 1937-1938. Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Immigration. 1937. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Baton Rouge, LA 214. A definitive book on Louisiana agriculture prior to WWII. Though the book is in bad shape, it has excellent photos and articles.
25 Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana. 2007. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Baton Rouge, LA 117. Focused on restoring the Mississippi River Delta and LA coastal lands along the Gulf.
26 Louisiana Fourth Annual Tour Guide. Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. 56. A promotional booklet describing places to visit in each parish.
27 Louisiana Fourteenth Annual Tour Guide. Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. 1984. Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. 120. A promotional booklet describing places to visit in each parish.
28 Lower Mississippi River Delta, Reports on the Geology of Plaquemines and St Bernard Parishes, Geological Bulletin No. 8. 1936. Louisiana Dept of Conservation, Louisiana Geological Survey, New Orleans, La.454. Focused on the geology, pre-history, flora and fauna of the delta.
29 Lower Mississippi River Nation Park to be headquartered at Fort Jackson, Plaquemines Parish, La. Rod Lincoln. 2008. Self-published. 700+. A collection of correspondence, studies, historical articles, economic development projections, maps, etc. on the feasibility of establishing a national park in lower Plaq. headquartered at Fort Jackson.
30 Marine Resources and History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Volume I, History, Art & Culture of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mississippi Dept of Marine Resources. 1998. State of Mississippi 319. Regional history including south Louisiana.
31 Marine Resources and History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Volume II, The Coastal Environment. Mississippi Dept of Marine Resources. 1998. State of Mississippi 502. Covers the Southeast Louisiana coast as well as the Mississippi Gulf coast.
32 Marine Resources and History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Volume III, Marine Industry, Economics and Laws. Mississippi Dept of Marine Resources. 1998. State of Mississippi 320. Covers the Southeast Louisiana coast as well as the Mississippi Gulf coast.
33 Marine Resources and History of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Volume IV, Agencies and Organizations: Federal, State, Local and Private. Mississippi Dept of Marine Resources. 1998. State of Mississippi 338. Covers the Southeast Louisiana coast as well as the Mississippi Gulf coast.
34 Mineral Lands Status Report West Bank Properties Volume II-III. Broadhurst, Brook & Hardy, Attorneys. 1985. Broadhurst, Brook & Hardy, Attorneys. Flowcharts and documentation showing mineral title ownership transfers of Plaquemines oil and sulfur leases from the 1920's to 1985.
35 Mutiny at Fort Jackson, The Untold Story of the Fall of New Orleans Michael D. Pierson. 2008. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Publishing 250. Poorly researched but some tidbits of good information.
36 Navigation: The Role of the Corp U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. 1983. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers 29.
37 New Orleans Story. John Chase. 1967. The Habersham Corporation, New Orleans, LA 21
38 Notarial Archives 1867 – 1973. Guy Wootan. 1973. Guy Wootan, Orleans Parish, LA 12. A manual of everyday procedures in the Orleans Parish Notarial Archives
39 "P" is for Plaquemines. Janice Parker Buras. 1994. Down the Road Publishing, Belle Chasse, LA. 28. Small book of 25 modern photos each representing a single letter of the alphabet.
40 Plaquemines Parish, Challenges and Opportunities, An Economic Development Assessment. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Louisiana State University. 1996. Louisiana State University. 82. A plan for economic improvement for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana submitted as part of the Coastal Economic Strategy Series.
41 Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Management Draft. Coastal Environments, Inc. 2000. Coastal Environments, Inc. 290. An excellent source of coastal maps, site information and lists of geological, hydrological, ecological and land use resources.
42 Plaquemines Parish Louisiana Census 1850. Margaret A Menge. About 1986. Self-published. 91. A genealogical census of all of the residents living in Plaquemines Parish in 1850.
43 Plaquemines, The Empire Parish. J. Ben Meyer, Sr. 1981. Laborde Printing Company. 97. One of the earliest published histories of Plaquemines Parish.
44 Poverty Point. Dept of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. 1983. Moran Colorgraphic, Inc., Baton Rouge, La, 37. A pamphlet discussing the Poverty Point archeological site.
45 Preserving Louisiana's Legacy. Dept of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. 1982. LA. Div. of Administration Services, Baton Rouge, La. 17. A pamphlet explaining the importance of preservation of Louisiana resources. (2 copies)
46 River Trails, Bayous and Back Roads. Louisiana Office of Tourism, Baton Rouge, LA. 1984. Louisiana Department of Tourism, Baton Rouge, LA. 129. A guidebook of tourist sites across Louisiana in anticipation of the 1984 World's Fair.
47 St. Bernard Parish Celebrates Its Bicentennial. Mona Robinson Raby. 1980. St Bernard Parish Police Jury. 133. Neighbor parish St. Bernard celebrates.
48 The Overseer, Plantation Management in the Old South. William Kauffman Scarborough. 1966. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, LA. 256. Numerous Plaq plantation overseers are mentioned.
49 The Story of Extreme Hurricane Camille, August 14-22, 1969. Nash C. Roberts, Jr. 1969. Undetermined. 139. A technical report of the hurricane’s organization, path and destruction with many charts, maps, photos and graphs.
50 Where the River Runs Deep, The Story of a Mississippi River Pilot. Dr. Joy Jackson. 1993. Louisiana State University Press 273. Story of a poor resident of lower Plaquemines Parish who became a river pilot.
51 WWII in the Gulf of Mexico. C.J. Christ. 2005. Undetermined. 295. Stories of German submarines in the Gulf including the one sunk at the mouth of the Mississippi. Signed by the author.
Maps
Plaquemines Parish Maps
Item # Item name Size (in inches) Author or Compiler Year Maps Notes
1-68 Maps, Mississippi Deltaic Plain Region Ecological Atlas (with book). The following maps are included: A box of 68 quad maps with a resource book by the same title. Dept Interior, Bureau of Land Management 1982.
Maps A1 B1 XX D1 E1 XX 29 X 48
A2 B2 C2 D2 E2 F2 29 X 48
XX B3 C3 C3 E3 F3 29 X 48
A4 B4 C4 D4 E4 F4 29 X 48
A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 F5 29 X 48
XX XX XX XX XX XX 29 X 48
A7 B7 C7 D7 E7 F7 29 X 48
A8 B8 C8 D8 E8 F8 29 X 48
A9 B9 C9 D9 E9 F9 29 X 48
A10 B10 C10 D10 E10 F10 29 X 48
A11 B11 C11 D11 E11 F11 29 X 48
A12 B12 C12 D12 E12 F12 29 X 48
XX B13 C13 D13 E13 F13 29 X 48
69 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (North Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1956. 1.
70 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (Middle Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1956. 1.
71-72 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (Middle Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1978. 2.
73 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (South Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1954. 1.
74 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (South Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1956. 1.
75 18 X 24 Plaquemines Parish (South Section), LA Louisiana Dept of Highways 1978. 1.
JNC-A5N Edition. 6. 76 42 X 56 US Defense Mapping Agency 1973. 1. A topographical map used by the Air Force for flights over the United States.
77 Great River Road, National Scenic Byway along the Mississippi River Travel Map. Mississippi River Parkway, Commission. 1. A simplistic map focused on major communities along the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. Printed about 2010.
78 22 X 25. Louisiana Quadrangles. Louisiana’s Dept of Public Works 1967. 1. Louisiana map showing 261 quadrangles. Each quad on the map represents another map. Attached is a cover letter explaining how to read the maps.
79 24 X 36. Quad Map – Louisiana Section 45. Ammann International Corp. Date unknown. 1.
80 36 X 44. Louisiana Gulf Coast, New Orleans to Venice. NOAA 1975. 1. A detailed map used to show water depth and landmarks used by pilots and various government agencies.
81 13 X 16. Southeast Louisiana Offshore Oil Operations. American Institute of Mechanical Engineers 1950. 1. A map used to tour national oil and sulfur company dignitaries on January 9, 1950.
82 19 X 25. Atlantic Ocean Floor National Geographic Magazine 1968. 1. Map of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico floor.
83 25 X 34. Survey Reestablishing Townships Between Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico and Range 24 E-SE District, Louisiana, Westbank of Mississippi River. Louisiana Board of State Engineers 1932. 1. A map showing plantation property and other large tracts of property from Myrtle Grove to Venice, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It covers approximately 35 miles along the river and extends.
84 14 X 20. General Soil Map, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. US Dept of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service 1969. 1.
85 31 X 46. Marine Fishes of the Gulf and South Atlantic. NOAA 2005. 1. A poster of fish common to the Gulf of Mexico.
88-89 17 X 22. Carte Partiuliere du Flevue St Louis dix lieues au deffus et au delfous de la Nouvelle Orleans. 2. Original map of the Mississippi River from St Charles Parish to English Turn.
90 19 X 25. The subdivision of the Nairn Plantation, 60 miles below NOLA. Surveyor 1884. 1.
91 24 X 36. Hydrographic Survey, Jump Basin, Venice, La. Wink Inc. New Orleans, LA. Surveyed by Hugh McCurdy, 2004. 1. An aerial photo of the area at the end of where Highway 23 ends, between Offshore Shipyard Road and Tidewater Road.
92 13 X 18. Surveyors Map, Township XIX, Range XXVII East, South Eastern District of Louisiana. John Watson, Jr 1832. 1. Surveyors map of area near Happy Jack, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
93 13 X 18. Surveyors Map, Township XVIII, Range XXVI East, South Eastern District of Louisiana. John Watson, Jr 1832. 1. Surveyors map of Diamond, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
94 13 X 18. Surveyors Map, Township 18 South, Range 26 East, Southeastern District of Louisiana. James Lewis, Surveyor General 1909. 1. Surveyors map of the Grande Cheniere behind Magnolia Plantation
95 8.5 X 14. Surveyor notes on location of surveying monuments at Fort Jackson. Unknown. 1. Source unknown but probably from National Archives documents on Fort Jackson.
96 24 X 36. Belle Chasse with contours. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council 1984. 1.
97 36 X 42. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Master Plan Steering Committee Feature Map. Plaquemines Parish Government 2003. 1. A color aerial map of Plaquemines Parish showing magnified insets around major population areas-2 years before Hurricane Katrina. Map also shows existing and proposed features
98 22 X 34. Plaquemines from Triumph to Venice. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
99 22 X 34. Section 50, T20S R30E-Fort Jackson. Plaquemines Parish 1989. 1.
100 22 X 34. Plaquemines from Fort Jackson & St. Philip to Venice, La. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
101 22 X 34. Plaquemines from Fort Jackson & St. Philip to Home Place. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
103 22 X 34. The mouth of the Mississippi River without names or markings. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
104 22 X 34. The mouth of the Mississippi River with Passes marked. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
105 22 X 34. The mouth of the Mississippi River with Passes hand marked. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
106 22 X 34. Pass-a-L’Outre showing the location of the Balize. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
107 22 X 34. Southwest Pass. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
108 22 X 34. Plaquemines from Port Sulphur to Triumph. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
109 22 X 34. Plaquemines Parish from Nairn to Happy Jack, LA. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1.
110 27 X 44. 2012 Southeast Louisiana from Morgan City to St. Bernard with emphasis on Plaquemines Communities & Landmarks. Plaquemines Parish GIS department 2012. 1. A physical map showing land/marsh area across Southeastern Louisiana focusing on Plaquemines Parish landmarks & communities.
113-124 36 X 45 (1), 8.5 X 11 (11). 2005 Plaquemines Insurance map. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council 2005. 12. Maps used immediately after Hurricane Katrina to establish new and much higher insurance rates.
125 18 X 24. Forts Jackson and St. Philip structures. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council 2015. 1. Created from various sources over many years to identify locations particularly at Fort St Philip where few maps exist.
126 22 X 34. Plaquemines Parish with town names. Plaquemines Parish 2010. 1. Draft used to collect place names. This was the first edition of this map. The 2016 version is much more complete.
127 35 X 38. Wards - Drainage Districts and Police Jurors of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Freeport Sulphur Company. 1934. 1. An excellent map of the parish showing most of the bays, passes and bayous.
128-129 35 X 38. Plaquemines Parish. Freeport Sulphur Company about 1955. 2. This is a very detailed map showing location of structures, oil fields, highways, waterways, etc.
130 30 X 31. Port Sulphur Topography. Freeport Sulphur Company 1954. 2. Map showing all structures in the Port Sulphur area 1.000 ft above and below the Grande Ecaille Canal which included all Freeport Sulphur property plus some additional.
131-139 23 X 35. Maps of Plaquemines Parish with Belle Chasse, Port Sulphur & Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. Merchant Maps 1984. 8. An overall Plaquemines Parish map plus smaller detailed maps of the major cities showing roads, buildings and other landmarks
140 23 X 29. Cram's Map of Louisiana showing Parishes, Cities, Towns, Villages, Post Offices Railroads with Stations and Distances between Stations. George Cram Company, Inc. 1. A raggy map with a great deal of detail of all Louisiana Parishes.
141 8.5 X 11. Plaquemines, Jefferson and Lafourche Parish Boundaries. Milton Newton, Jr, Center for Wetland Resources 1977. 1. Photocopy of a map showing the movement or erroneously delineated parish boundary lines between Plaquemines and Jefferson Parishes.
144 26 X 38. Well Locations in Grand Bay to the Delta Wildlife Refuge (Blocks T-19-S and T-20-S) F & A Map Company about 1959. 1. Map extends from Carencro Bay near Venice-East bank to the marsh behind Pilottown showing well over 100 drilling wells.
145 26 X 34. Map Showing Well Locations in Vicinity of Battledore Island. John C. DeArmas, Jr. Engineer 1959. 1. Map from Racoon Pass to Coquille Bay to Battledore showing the location of approximately 100 wells.
146 17 X 19. Proposed Canal to Southdown, Inc. Mark Delesdernier et al No. 1 Well, Plaquemines Parish. McCurdy-Schilling Civil Engineers & Surveyors 1963. 1. Map of the Mississippi River land owners on east bank across from Venice, Louisiana.
147-148 12.5 X 14. T19S-R18E. Unknown about 1960. 1. Landowners on both sides of the Mississippi River below Venice, Louisiana to Pilottown.
149 8.5 X 11. Bastian Bay, Parish of Plaquemines, La. W.D. Duke 1889. 1. A photocopy of a map in the Library of Congress showing the location of settlers in the remote area of Bastian Bay.
150-151 32 X 64. Plaquemines Parish, La Ownership map, Happy Jack through Guenard Woods (Home Place). Rordam & Rordam 1952. 2. Detailed map of all land owners from about four miles north and south of the Port Sulphur. La townsite
164 59 X 51. Aerial Map of Freeport Sulphur Co’s Garden Island Bay mine and townsite below the Mississippi River’s Head of Passes. Davis Aerial Photography 1961. 1. A mosaic of aerial photos, 3 on a canvas backing, of the Garden Island Bay townsite and field mining areas in the marsh off Dennis Pass in Plaquemines Parish.
165 59 X 51. Aerial Map of Freeport Sulphur Co’s Garden Island Bay mine and townsite below the Mississippi River’s Head of Passes. Davis Aerial Photography 1961. 1. A mosaic of aerial photos,3 on a canvas backing, of the Garden Island Bay townsite and field mining areas in the marsh off Dennis Pass in Plaquemines Parish.
166-171 40 X 54. A Survey of Port Sulphur, La in April 1965. Davis Aerial Photography 1965. 1. A mosaic of aerial photos of the community of Port Sulphur, La (from St Patrick's Catholic Church to McBride’s Drug Store, on a canvas backing.
172-177 20 X 30. Survey of Portions of the Mississippi River, including segments of Lower Childress-Fort Jackson and Venice, LA areas. (The Mississippi River Bank Project) US Corp of Engineers 1962. 6. A series of Magnetic Contour and Bathymetric Maps (at 10 Gamma Contour Intervals) trying to identify the location of sunken ships and other anomalies on the river bottom. There is also a book (filed in the Fort Jackson Projects file) explaining in detail what was found.
178-233 24 X 30. Mississippi River Cultural Resources Survey maps. US Corp of Engineers 1987. 55. Orthophotomap maps from the Gulf of Mexico to Concordia Parish, LA. (mile marker 326 above the Head of Passes)
234-246 14 X 21. Woodland Levee Enlargement & Rock Berm. US Corp of Engineers 1984. 14.
257-260 23 X 42. Woodland Levee Setback & Pavement Slope Right of Way. US Corp of Engineers 1984. 4. Orthophotomaps of the Woodland Levee Revetment area (Sheets 2-5) from near the Pointe a la Hache ferry to Pointe Celeste.
261-262 23 X 42. Plaquemines Parish West Bank Levee District Woodland Setback Right of Way Drawing. US Corp of Engineers 1984. 2. Orthophotomaps of the Woodland Levee Revetment area (Sheets25W and 26W from St Jude north to Pointe Celeste Plantation.
263-278 23 X 42. Woodland Levee Setback & Pavement Slope Right of Way. US Corp of Engineers 1989. 16. Orthophotomaps of the Levee Enlargement and Slope Pavement Rights of Way from Belle Chasse to Junior Plantation.
279 36 X 48. Mississippi River Delta Map 13 of 14, Polyconic Projection 1927. US Coast & Geodetic 1959. 1. Map showing mostly open water of Breton Sound with the marsh area between Fort St Philip and the Sound.
280 36 X 48. Mississippi River Delta Map 14 of 14, Polyconic Projection 1927. US Coast & Geodetic 1959. 1. Map showing mostly open water of Breton Sound with a small portion of the marsh behind the historic community of Olga (i.e. Blackjack Bayou).
281 36 X 48. Air Photo Compilation No. T-5313 Mississippi River to Breton Sound, Louisiana. US Coast & Geodetic 1934. 1. Map of Happy Jack (Westbank) and Luling (Eastbank) and marshland on east bank to Breton Sound.
282 36 X 48. Air Photo Compilation No. T-5309 Mississippi River Round Bay to Socola, Louisiana. US Coast & Geodetic 1934. 1. Map from Deer Range Plantation to Socola Canal
283 36 X 48. Air Photo Compilation No. T-5318 Mississippi River Delta Lake Washington to California Bay. US Coast & Geodetic 1932. 1. Map from Diamond to Empire showing Grande Port where Port Sulphur was being built.
284 36 X 48. Air Photo Compilation No. T-5328 Mississippi River Delta Racoon Pass to Taylor Pass. US Coast & Geodetic 1932. 1. Map showing the marshland east of Fort St. Philip including many of the islands in Breton Sound and the location of many of the hunting camps east of what would become the Delta Wildlife Refuge.
285 36 X 48. US Coast & Geodetic Survey Topographic Map T-9393 Louisiana Breton Sound including Breton Island. US Coast & Geodetic 1952. 1. A detailed map of Breton Island based on 1927 data, updated in 1952. The entire island is/was part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge.
286-324 25 X ? Mississippi River Archeological Survey. US Corp of Engineers 198?. 39. A series of maps showing locations of historically relevant sites along the Mississippi River throughout Louisiana.
325 23 X 26. Map – Delacroix, Louisiana into Plaquemines. USGS 1951. 1.
326 22 X 26. Map of Belle Chasse. USGS 1966. 1.
327 22 X 26. Map of Bertrandville/Belle Chasse to Jesuit. USGS 1966. 1.
328 36 X 54. Map of Pointe a la Hache, LA. USGS 1973. 1.
329 36 X 54. Map of Happy Jack to Breton Sound. USGS 1959. 1.
330 36 X 54. Map of Empire. USGS 1973. 1.
331 32 X 36. Map of Breton Sound (map 14 of 14). USGS 1959. 1.
332 40 X 49. JSC-293 Aerial Photo of the Head of Passes from Pilottown south NASA 1974. 1. A black+D100:J107 and +D22:J107white enhanced photo showing Pilot town south but not all off the way to the mouth of any of the major passes.
333-337 16 X 22. Mudlumps at the Mouth of South Pass, Mississippi River: Sedimentology, Paleontology, Structure, Origin and Relation to Deltaic Processes. Louisiana Department of Conservation 1963. 5. A series of maps of the lower Mississippi delta showing locations of "Mud Lumps," unique geological formations found only in Plaquemines Parish Louisiana. These accompany a book of the same title published by LSU - Geological Bulletin Number 35. See Mudlumps book for maps.
338 18 X 29. The United States of America laid down from the best Authorities Agreeable to the Peache of 1783. John Wallis, Ludgate Street, London 1783. 1. Reprint of a map of the original 13 American colonies
339 86 X 92. Batiste Collette. Delta Development Co. 1. A map of oil wells in the vicinity of Batiste Collette Bayou across from Venice, Louisiana.
340 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Barataria SW La. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990.
341 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Pointe a la Hache. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990
342 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Bastian Bay. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990.
343 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Tropical Bend. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990.
344 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Empire. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990
345 24 X 30. Orthophotomap of Buras. Empire Project, Corp of Engineers. 1. Map is thought to be pre-1990.
346 48 X 108. Tobin Map of All of Plaquemines Parish. Edgar Tobin Aerial Survey 1956. 1.
Regional Maps
2 24 X 26. Regional Maps: St Bernard Parish, Chalmette to Poydras USGS 1967. 1.
3 24 X 28. Regional Maps: Chef, Rigolets & North Shore. New Orleans Map Co.? 1. Laminated map.
4 18 X 25. Regional Maps: St Bernard Parish (West). LA Dept of Transportation 1970. 1.
5 18 X 25. Regional Maps: St Bernard Parish (Middle Section). LA Dept of Transportation 1970.1.
6 18 X 25. Regional Maps: Jefferson Parish. LA Dept of Transportation 1970. 1.
7 18 X 25. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish. LA Dept of Transportation 1970. 1.
8 14 X 20. Regional Map: General Soil Map, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. US Dept of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service 1970. 1.
9 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish, Indian Beach. U.S.G.S 1964. 1.
10 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish, Little Woods. U.S.G.S 1964. 1.
11 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish, New Orleans East. U.S.G.S 1964. 1.
12 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish, New Orleans West. U.S.G.S 1964. 1.
13 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Orleans Parish, Spanish Fort. U.S.G.S 1964. 1.
14 27 X 40. Regional Maps: St. Tammany. Unknown. 1. A St. Tammany Parish city map thought to be pre-1970
15 34 X 57. Regional Maps: Southeast and South-Central Louisiana. Lower Mississippi River Commission. 1939. 1. A detailed map from Guydan, Vermillion Parish to Biloxi, Ms.
16 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish, Montegut, La. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
17 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish, Gray, Louisiana. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
18 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish, Houma, La. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
19 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish, Bourg, La. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
20 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish, Dulac, La. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
21 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Lafourche Parish, Thibodeaux. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
22 23 X 26. Regional Maps: Terrebonne Parish. U.S.G.S. 1963. 1.
23 22 X 33. Regional Map: Baton Rouge & Denham Springs Quadrangles. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. 1965. 1. Two quadrangle maps joined together creating a single map.
24 22 X 35. Regional Map: Mississippi Highway Map. Mississippi Dept. of Transportation. About 2004. 1.
25 22 X 35. Regional Map: Hurricane “Laurie” Platting Map. Freeport Sulphur Company. 1969. 1. Map of the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean showing all major cities, each of Freeport’s Gulf Coast mines and the track of Hurricane Laurie during Sept. 1969.
26 28 X 40. Regional Map: City of Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish.
Oversized Maps & Posters
1 40 X 60. The Official Map of the State of Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Public Works. 1971. 1. A large, colorized, heavy duty map of Louisiana.
2 various sizes. Box of NASA posters and other related items (see below). Various dates. NASA.
NASA Box inventory:
NASA Missions posters. 19.
NASA personal planner. 2008. 1.
Folder containing Stennis Space Center Educational Workshop materials.
SSET Folder: NASA in the news + Martin Marietta Space Systems documents.
Two folders containing Stennis Space Center information. 2.
Hurricane Katrina Report
Mission Success Bulletins. NASA.
Plaquemines Parish Posters & Blue Prints
Item # Item name Size (in inches) Author or Compiler Year Pages Notes
1 29 X 41. Photo: Aerial of Belle Chasse, LA from the Tunnel south to the Belle Chasse Library. Unknown. 1. Unknown year.
2 24 X 36. Sketch of the Judah P. Benjamin monument in Belle Chasse, LA. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council 1968. 1.
3 24 X 24. Sketch of Fort De La Boulaye in Phoenix. Prescott Follet, Architect. 1989. 1.
4 11 X 17. Poster: Nawlins Air Show, Alvin Calendar Air Field Belle Chasse. U.S. Navy 2009. 2. Suitable for framing.
5 18 X 24. Poster: 1916 Port of New Orleans, Bar Pilots Assoc. Branch Pilots, Port of New Orleans 1916. 1. Photos of all of the Bar Pilots of the time.
6 18 X 24. Poster: 1988 Port of New Orleans, Bar Pilots Assoc. Branch Pilots, Port of New Orleans 1988. 1. Photos of all of the Bar Pilots of the time
7 17 X 22. Aged Documents Help Locate Old Louisiana Fort Site. Times Picayune Newspaper 1933. 1. Copy of a page from the Times Picayune, Sunday, July 2, 1933, page B-2.
8 18 X 24. Poster: "River Explorer" River Barge Excursions River Barge Excursions. 2010. 1. Suitable for framing.
9 18 X 24. Poster: Choose Louisiana Citrus. Louisiana Dept of Agriculture 2000? 2. Suitable for framing (2).
10 8.5 X 14. Poster: How Plaquemines Fits In. John Chase 1982. 1. Cartoonist John Chase created a poster with a map of Plaquemines Parish's major towns and historical sites given at the Statesman's Club July 15, 1982.
11 17 X 24. Poster: Judge L.H. Perez Memorial Park, July 16, 1977. Unknown 1977. 1.
12 19 X 24. Poster: 10th Annual Louisiana Archaeology Week. LA Dept of Culture, Recreation and Tourism 1997. 1. Suitable for framing.
13 19 X 24. Poster: Annual Louisiana Archaeology Week. LA Dept of Culture, Recreation and Tourism 1998. 1. Suitable for framing.
14 11 X 17. Poster: Delta Queen on the Mississippi near New Orleans. American Cyanamid Co. 1988. 1. Suitable for framing.
15-19 23 X 36. Plan, Construction of the de LaSalle monument at Fort Jackson, Plaquemines Parish, LA. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council 1965. 5. A series of drawings used for the construction of the LaSalle monument at Fort Jackson plus a conceptualized drawing of the final monument.
19-26 24 X 36. Fort Jackson Phase 1 Plan for 2010. John Milnor Associates 2010. 8. Construction plans developed for minor restoration of Fort Jackson.
27 30 X 38. Plan, Landscaping for Freeport Sulphur's Port Sulphur Office Building and High School William S. Swldorn, City Planner, NO, La 1954. 1. A map showing where to plant grass & shrubbery across the newly built Freeport Sulphur office building & high school in Port Sulphur, LA.
28 30 X 38. Plan, Elevation drawing of the new Freeport Sulphur Company office building in Port Sulphur, LA being built. Wogan & Bernard Architects, NO, La 1952. 1.
29-33 36 X 45. Plan for athletic facilities in the newly built Port Sulphur School (Elementary thru High School) in Port Sulphur, LA. Freeport Sulphur Co. 1957. 5. A series of drawings showing the plan for a tennis court, baseball and misc. athletic fields and a grandstand associated with the Port Sulphur School.
34-35 23 X 36. Plan, Floor plan and piling layout of the Port Sulphur Schools Freeport Sulphur Co. 1957. 2.
Plaquemines Parish Artifacts
1 Freeport Sulphur sulfur molds (2) Freeport McMoRan Public Relations. 1977. Molded by Plaquemines workmen from sulphur mined by Freeport at the mine identified on the mold. Used for public relations.
2 Clear plastic parish paperweight. Parish Government. Has the shape of the parish in the paperweight.
3 Parish Flag Paperweight. Parish Government. Given to parish employees and residents by Parish President Billy Nungesser between 2007-2013.
4 Parish key ring & Lapel Pin. Parish Government. On the ring is a bottle opener that says "Fort Jackson Louisiana” and a Louisiana-shaped piece of rubber with a Plaquemines lapel pin stuck through it.
5 (3' X 5') Louisiana State flag. Parish Government. 2005. Flag flew over Plaquemines Parish offices during Hurricane Katrina.
6 (2.5' X 4.5') Plaquemines Parish Flag. Parish Government. 2005. Flag flew over Plaquemines Parish offices during Hurricane Katrina.
7 "Faces of Plaquemines Parish" Tricentennial event Scrapbook. Project Reporter. 2000. Faces of Plaquemines Parish was a living cemetery event taking place at approximately five different cemeteries, a plantation house and Fort Jackson in 1999-2000. It was held twice and different cemeteries were used. It included one of the Indian tribes setting up a village in Fort Jackson to show their activities, housing, etc. at the time Iberville and Bienville arrived in Louisiana.
8 Glass drinking bottle. 1969. Bottled for hurricane preparedness for Hurricane Camille, 1969.
Oversized Files
1 Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church Record book. Ministers of the church. 1848-1970 Hand written. 98. A Christian church organized by local planters in the mid-section of Plaquemines Parish from the Alliance Plantation down south of the Magnolia Plantation 1848-1870. It contains birth, baptism, marriage and death records plus a short history of the church. It contains a large number of slave records.
2 Empire Parish Newspapers. Rod Lincoln. 1865-1877. Empire Parish Publisher & Plaquemines Observer newspaper Publishers. An incomplete collection of both the French and English versions of the Empire Parish and Plaquemines Observer newspapers from the end of the Civil War into the 1870's. I gave originals to LSU to microfilm.
3 Judge Perez Politics 1916-1969. Rod Lincoln & J. Ben Meyer. Numerous. A series of articles and documents telling of Judge Leander's legal and potentially illegal activities while he was in control of Plaquemines Parish.
4 Perez Notes by J Ben Meyers. J. Ben Meyer. J Ben Meyer. Documents prepared by J. Ben Meyers, Plaquemines Parish Historian, politician and newsman who was an insider to much of the political intrigue going on in Plaquemines particularly in the 1920's-1940's. He was both a friend and foe of Judge Leander Perez at different times.
5 Chalin & Lea Perez Politics 1970-1989 Rod Lincoln Times Picayune & Plaq. Gazette. News articles about the Perez brothers governing in Plaquemines Parish.
6 Anti-Perez Politics 1982-1986. Rod Lincoln & J. Ben Meyer. Various, but mostly the Plaquemines Gazette, Belle Chasse, La. After Judge Perez died and left parish government to his sons there was a decade of relative political peace. In the early 1980's Challon Perez, President of the Government and his brother Leander Perez, Jr began fighting and many in the parish saw this as a time to take back their government.
7 Plaquemines Parish School Board vs USA. Rod Lincoln. Various. Litigation between the two from 1965-1969 regarding segregation.
8 Port Sulphur. Freeport Sulphur Co. Freeport Sulphur Co. Mostly property records.
Large copies of images, maps and sketches (11" X 17")
1 Balise 57 Items
2 Battle of New Orleans 32 Items
3 Buras 4 Items
4 Civil War/Battle at the Forts Jackson & St. Philip 57 Items
5 English Turn 32 Items
6 Fort Bourbon 6 Items
7 Fort Jackson 132 Items
8 Fort St Philip 44 Items
9 Newspapers 68 Items
10 Southwest Pass 2 Items
11 Pearl River, MS 16 Items
12 Port Sulphur- Nairn 24 Items
13 Miscellaneous 8 Items
35 mm Slides
Two three-ring binders containing 35 mm slides pertaining to Plaquemines Parish history and culture. (700 items)
Newspapers
Box 1A, Folder 1
Full Issue of the Historical News Vol. 34 No. 11. Oct-14
Full Issue of States-Item Vol. 96 No. 276. Headlined: "New Threats North of N.O. Plaquemines Wins Levee Battle.” April 28th 1973.
Front page of The Times Picayune. Headlined: "Monster Hurricane Caused Disaster in 1856: Isle Derniere Split Asunder.” August 21st 1969
Front page of The States-Item Vol. 96 No. 275. Headlined: "Magruder Quits-Watergate Web Widens" & "Levee Shored in Plaquemines." April 27th 1973
Front page of The Times-Picayune No. 95. Headlined: "Crews work urgently to fill crumbling levee near Nairn" & "52 Persons are injured in Ammo Train Explosion. “April 29th 1973
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette Vol. 42 No. 8. Headlined "Miracle of Plaquemines Unfolds as Parish Restoration Goes on: 'Plaquemines Parish will Rise Again' with Galland Efforts of People and Their Leaders." September 5th 1969
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette Vol. 42 No. 11. Headlined: " A call for all hurricane victims: parishioners urged to make problems known." September 26th 1969.
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette Vol. 42 No. 7. Headlined: "Parish Restoration is Underway" - concerning relief due to Hurricane Camille. August 29th 1969.
Full Issue of the States-Times No. 196. Headlined: "Camille rips Gulf Coast cities: Damage Heavy 12 known dead." August 18th 1969.
Front Page of State-Times No. 199. " 'Ton of Bodies' are found today: Rescue Units Report from Pass Christian" --based on Hurricane Camille. August 21st 1969.
Article from States-Times, captioned: "Death Count 8, scores missing in Plaquemines" Undated.
Newspaper Clipping depicting "South Plaquemines High Water." N/A
Article from The Times-Picayune. Entitled "Mystery Cross Unclaimed: Found in Buras after Hurricane Camille." July 5th 1970.
Clipping from The Times-Picayune. Entitled "Extensive Storm Damage in Lower Plaquemines." August 21st 1969
Front Page of The Times-Picayune No. 209. Headlined "Hurricane Aid will probably hit record high, says Agnew: Vice-President views Devastation from Helicopter." August 21st 1969.
Clipping from The Times-Picayune. Entitled "House Demolished in Lower Plaquemines Parish." August 20th 1969
Newspaper clipping captioned "Preparing Mercy Flight for Camille Victims." N/A
Article from Times-Picayune. Entitled "Henderson Pint Landmark Wiped out by Camille." N/A
Article from State-Times. Entitled "Debbie Absorbs Seeding, Surges on, Intensifies." & " Oil Firms Estimate Damage in Millions." August 20th 1969.
Full Issue of The Times-Picayune No. 208. Headlined "Toll from Camille Climbs to 170: Road Damage prevents travel on Coast Highway 90." August 20th 1969.
Full Issue of Times-Picayune No. 206 "Louisiana Coastline pounded by Camille's Advance Winds: Camille Moves Toward Mississippi Coast." August 18th 1969.
Folder 2
Full Issue of the Times-Picayune. "Special Edition" Headlined: " A Bridge at Last: Commemorating the opening of the Greater New Orleans Bridge No.2." September 30th 1988.
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette. Headlined "There's Something for Everyone" November 3rd 1989.
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette. Headlined " Hello Plaquemines Let’s get together and shop Plaquemines First." (3 issues)
Full Issue of Plaquemines Gazette. Headlined "Keep Christ in Christmas" + "A Review of 1981 Parish Project, News, as published in the Plaquemines Gazette." December 18,1981
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette. 'Progress Edition' "Keep Christ in Christmas" December 18,1981
Full Issue of Plaquemines Gazette. Headlined. "A review of 1984 Parish Project and News as published in the Plaquemines Gazette." December 14,1984
Combined issue of The Plaquemines Watchman and Plaquemines Gazette. December 19,1986
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette and The Plaquemines Watchman. Headlined "Mass Murders: Killings Connected to Bethlehem Stables Birth.” December 18,1987
Folder 3
Full Issue of The Gazette "Christmas Edition" December 18,1987
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette and Watchman. "Christmas Edition" December 19,1989
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Christmas Edition" December 17, 1999
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Christmas Edition" Dec-05
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Edition" 22-Dec-09
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Edition” December 21,2010
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Edition" November 23,2010
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue" 4-Dec-12
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue" December 25,2012
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue” December 17,2012
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue" December 17,2013
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue" 16-Dec-14
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette "Holiday Supplement Issue" December 22,2015
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette. Hurricane Katrina Anniversary "Post- Katrina Progress" 25-Aug-09
Full Issue of the Plaquemines Gazette. Hurricane Katrina Anniversary " Plaquemines Parish Our Road Home." 24-Aug-10
Full Issue of the Times-Picayune 150 Anniversary "Coming Home" 25-Jan-82
Full Issue of the Times-Picayune 150 Anniversary January 26,1987
Full Issue of The Times Picayune. 150th anniversary, “Lights Forward” January 26, 1987
Full Issue of The Times Picayune. 150th anniversary, “Remember” January 24, 1987
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. “Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Issue”, “Post-Katrina” Aug-09
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. “The Graduating Class of 2011” May 31, 2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 17, “Port, Council Discussion changes to bait harbors and marines” November 8, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 14, “Candidates for Resident participate in first debate” October 18, 2006
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 13, “CPRA Community Conversation held in Buras” October 11, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 11, “Plaq. School-on-a-barge proposal wins $10 million” September 20, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 9 “Levee breach required” September 6, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 15 “PABI Candidates for President Forum” October 25, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 10, “Wilkinson Canal project hits a crisis paint” September 13, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 21 “Cormier, Lepine make final arguments prior to rumors election” December 6, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 18 “Daybook Fishers Showered” 15-Nov-16
Folder 5
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 23 “Port promoted 50-year development plan.” December 20, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 19 “Grim Outlook for 2017 Budget Hearings” 22-Nov-16
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 24 “Venture Global, Governor Eduardo announce details of LNG facility” December 27, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 22 “Cormier will finish father’s term” December 13, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 20, “Parish Council reduces proposed layoffs from 91 to 18 raids emergency fund.” 29-Nov-16
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 16 “PPG files lawsuits motion for DA to recuse” and “Council approves Portland purchase” November 1, 2016
Opinion Section of The Plaquemines Gazette October 2, 2012
Opinion Section of The Plaquemines Gazette. “National Newspaper Week.” Edition October 4, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. “Artificial reef demonstration project tests multiple technological” September 27, 2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. “67 Assessment appealed” October 4, 2016
Folder 6
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. “Walmart debate ranger on in 2012” and “Plaquemines schools: High in the sky”
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 26 “Council vote to move to Eastbound deferred.” And “Plaquemines Senator Alario named as State Senate President.”
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 24 “Plaquemines see multiple fires over holiday weekend.” January 3, 2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 28, “Parish dismisses Morteo’s ‘race claim’” January 31, 2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 30, “Foil Ruler Against Walmart: Ruling is only latest stage of the game, Morteo tour Seyo” and “Restore Act: Legislators pushing for congressional action before BP settlement decision.”
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 29, “Hidden effects of drilling moratorium highlighted.” February 7,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 27, “State and Local officials breaks ground on Walker Road.” January 24, 2012
Obituary Section of The Plaquemines Gazette. February 22,2009
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 10 " Walmart 2012: Before the two parties could meet in Court, a continuance was filed, which has pushed the of the hearing into January 2012" September 27,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 48. "Class of 2011" and "Budget drama spills over at PPC." May 31,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 8. "The Race is on for Sheriff." and "Morteo and Parish back in Court." September 13,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 9 "Sissy Stricklin 2011 Orange Queen" and "Pulazzo enter race for Sheriff." 20-Sep-11
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 7. "It's fun to stay at the…YMCA" and "Construction underway to Port Eads." September 6, 2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 11. "Assessor intends to add 69 companies to tax roll." and "Plaquemines' blood drive patrons give life." October 4,2011
Folder 7
The Plaquemines Gazette, "Hingle Resigns Michael La France appointed Sheriff." October 11, 2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No 15. "Hingle Pleads "Not Guilty" " and "Plaquemines schools rank 5th in Louisiana." 18-Oct-11
Front Page of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 14 "Run-off November 19 Plaquemines Parish sheriff." and "Parish Seat move Fails." October 25,2011
Incomplete Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 5, "Charter changes up for voter review" and "New Port Sulphur hospital receives additional FEMA grant." August 9,2011
Incomplete Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No.4, "Borden Wallace 2011 Orange King" August 16,2011
Separate Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No. 4B, "Voters to decide Plaq. Charter" August 19,2011
Incomplete Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No 5, "Hinge will not run." August 23,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No 6, "Phoenix: Not quite from the ashes" and "Lundin to run for re-election as Clerk of Court." August 30,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No 17, "Census results force district map changes." November 15,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. No 16, "Adriate Breere onto River." and "PPSO seizes "Mojo" from several local stores” November 8,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette No 21, "Roe headed to Parish prison: Court gives him two weeks to turn himself in." December 13,2011
Box 1B Folder 8
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PPSO audit reveals more Hingle issues." and "Crone fires back at BP and Feinberg: 'Fair compensation formula' only for unpaid claims." December 20,2011
Incomplete Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "For the Record Section." November 22,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "$222 million in costed projects slated" and "Mary Plantation up for auction." March 6,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "James Jean Frace: A little off the Top" and "Spill on riloe has Water Works on notice." February 21,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "BP pleads health care for first-line fishermen and communities" March 13,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "Nungesser gives PABI State of Parish Address" and "LA Les. sets Hurricane reading meetings" March 20,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PPC approves Permits Dept. subpoena for borrow pits info." 17-Apr-12
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "New bridge curfew response is positive." Apr-12
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Community gesture candlelit vigil." and State deem water safe after rupture" April 3, 2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "Buras Vol. Fire Dept. installs officers." And "Election Results: Santorum wins both local and state GOP ticket." March 27,2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PPSO Matches DNA in James Janes murder investigation." February 28, 2012
Folder 9
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Parish's state delegation protects PPSB mineral rights." February 11, 2014
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Civil Service Commission considers suit against Parish Government over enclosure." 1-Sep-15
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Borrow Pit Regulations: Two Ordinances on PPC agenda-enforce loach filling on all pits or only pits used for projects outside of parish." December 11, 2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Paws approved to be reimbursed from FEMA for Issue costs." December 3,2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Belle Chasse acrobatic team to represent US in Poland" and "Parish government looks to replace internal auditor." 4-Aug-15
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Phoenix Spartans Undefeated" and "Plaquemines Parish burglaries salved: Burglaries in Southern and link by social media only, says Sheriff's office." December 27,2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. " Feinberg's new formula candid to Gulf Shrimpers." and "Hingle pleads guilty." 12/6/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette." Congress/FEMA recalculation nets LA $340M." 11/29/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Restore Act one step closer with House approval." 4/24/2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette "Parish Parties with Greco." and "Work without contracts raises eyebrows PPC meetings." 7/17/2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Zoning Board approves 25,000 sq. ft. cap." 2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "King Ben Beenel: King of the 2012 Plaquemines Parish fairs Orange Festival." and "Property values up, but so is tax base: Assessor says taxis bodies could roll taxis mileage reliant gain more revenue." 8/21/2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Plaquemines ranks 5th in state with A" and "Palazzo to replace brand as Lead Parish Attorney: Brand retiring October 31st." 10/31/2012
Folder 10
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Budget crisis looms." and "Patricia's remnants cause levee breach." 11/3/2015
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Oakville Floodgate under construction…. still." 10/23/2012
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Turlich elected Sheriff." and "Both Turlich-Vaughn and Hazel victorious with more than 70% vote." 10/2/2015
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Gulf Seafood featured at WAS: commissioner around country to carry and promote Gulf Seafood." 2/15/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Parish Reps. Honored by YMCA of Greater N.O." and "Heitnier makes transportation projects a priority." 2/5/2015
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Crutchfield Found Guilty" And "Venice Responders Village receives emergency permit." 6/15/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Obama returns to Gulf" and "PPC votes to jump start dredge plan." 6/1/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "BP ordered to pay for first portion of barrier island" and "Burns Auditorium Reopens." 6/8/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Marsh Creation Continues of Granel Liard." and "Burt Proposes costly Permit Monitoring System." 5/12/2015
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Heitmeier's plan will garner millions for hospitals." 12/7/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Plaquemines Parish Detention Center Opens with Ribbon-Cutting." 2/17/2015
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Buras Fire Department Completed" and "Nungesser asks FEMA forgiveness: Katrina flood insurance penalties add up to $19.93 million." 9/1/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Ferry closure further isolates southern East bank." and "Port employees accuse parish of hiring misconduct." 1/15/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PABI installs 2013 officers; Sen. Vitter keynote speaker."
Folder 11
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Council accepts Comp. Master Hall." and "Oil companies accused of coasted harm in suit." 11/26/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Corps completes pump station repairs in Plaquemines Parish." 4/27/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Belle Chasse fire station opens with ribbon cutting." 12/25/2014
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Hurricane Isaac aftermath - the struggle with Southaven." 10/8/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Port Ends sells 25% of slips in two days." 1/14/2014
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Rep. Maxine Waters assures delay to her NFIP bill by end of year." 11/19/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Venice’s Coastal Erosion" And "DHH closes Plaquemines oyster area." 4/6/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Edwards, Nungesser, table state's top spots." 1/19/2016
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Port moves closer to property purchase" and "Port Ends inches closer to reopening." 10/1/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Buras Fire Department Complete." and "LPB holds oil spill town hall in Buras." 8/24/2010
Folder 12
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Despite BP well kill, Inland Waterways Strike Force continues to battle stubborn oil." 9/28/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Orange Queen 2010 Jordan Gaudet " and "Beshel to sign bonds if Nungesser does not." 9/14/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Canes Crush Cards 44-20." 9/14/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Campus Construction for Start of School." and "Local Events scheduled for Katrina Anniversary." 7/28/2006
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Hail pummels Belle Chase." and "PPG receives Federal subpoena." 4/5/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Buras Library reopens." 12/28/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "The Saints Go Marching In." 2/16/2010
Front Page of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Morteo drops suit seeking permit." and "Council legal advisor gets cut." 3/15/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. " Thinking outside the Levees" And "trade Commission for load shrimpers against dumping. " 3/22/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Buras Vol. Fire Dept. Oilfield Bail off" and "DHH reopens oyster beds." 4/20/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "LHSAA upholds sanctions against SPHS." And "Levee liability too great for PPC: Vote fails 3-5 in ordinances to speed up Oakville to Diamond federalization of levees." 3/30/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "White Elephant on the Levee: Debate causes stir as officials tour the West Closure Complex." 3/29/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Orange Fest media tour returns." and "Courthouse ordinance deferred." 11/16/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Parish Schools Reopen." 10/21/2005
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Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Speed Limits increased on Highway 23 in Port Sulphur." 7/16/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Unique FEMA Medical Facility Available to Plaquemines Residents." 10/14/2005
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Guard practices hurricane medical evacuations." 7/2/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Lake Hermitage bridge finally replaced: Road work soon to begin." 8/6/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Grandfathering gone for Many: New flood insurance rates to dramatically change nationwide; Base Flood invaded drastically everywhere but Belle Chase." 2/5/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Traffic camera vote deferred until further notice." 4/30/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "US House passes Biggert-Waters delay." 6/11/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Drug activity in Plaquemines Parish not tolerated." 6/4/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Closure tested for 2013 storm season." 5/21/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Ironton Church opens after Isaac." and "Parish officials lobby Congress to change Biggert-Waters." 5/14/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Diversions aren’t the answer." 5/7/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Public opinion sought on Belle Chase bridge replacement." 0/12/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Parish Emergency Operation Center Preparing for active 2013 storm season." 7/23/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Drastic flood insurance changes set for 2014." 1/29/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PPC to consider rebuilding East Bank court house." 11/9/2010
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Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Belle Chase High School celebrate Veterans Day." 11/23/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Gazette 2014 Calendar released Today!" 12/31/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Port approves millage increase." 10/29/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Council approves lease with port, assessor evaluation." 9/29/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "School officials prepares to appeal LHSAA's actions against Hurricanes." 3/9/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Flood Walled: Residents fight corps on flood gate proposed." 5/12/2009
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "PPBS to test kindler at three libraries." And "Citizens weigh in on how to spend $16.9 million Isaac grant." 10/15/2013
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "A Fair for Baseball: Flair follows in his grandfather’s athletic footsteps" and "Oil spill expense report released." 3/8/2011
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Ponds not Pits no backfill required" and "Fire in BC ruled accidental." 3/1/2011
Folder 15
Entertainment section of The Plaquemines Gazette 9/28/2010
Announcement section of The Plaquemines Gazette 3/23/2010
Community Section of The Plaquemines Gazette 4/6/2010
Full Issue of The Plaquemines Gazette. "Council to consider moratorium on New Shopping Centers in B.C." 3/2/2010
Community Section of The Plaquemines Gazette 4/5/2011
School News Section of The Plaquemines Gazette 2/28/2012
Folder 1 Box 1C The Plaquemines Gazette
“Plaquemines residents speak out against CPRA’s planned diversions.” 1/21/2014
"Rep. Maxine Waters to visit Plaquemines" 11/5/2013
"La. Guard welcomes home soldiers from overseas" 12/24/2013
"Biggert-Waters delay still not passed by lawmakers" 12/17/2013
"Council recognizes community members" 1/7/2014
"Eastbank Back-Levee Delays Debated" 10/2/2012
"Fire Department working to improve fire ratings" 12/4/2012
"CDBG proposal heads to council” 10/22/2013
"Bonnet Carre Spillway opened Sunday" 1/12/2016
"Orange Festival Guide" 12/1/2015
Folder 2
"Oil and gas lawsuits up for debate" 11/10/2015
"Council votes to kill oil and gas lawsuits" 11/17/2015
"Jobs saved, budget down to bare bones" 11/24/2015
"PP School Board terminates contractor" 12/1/2015
"PPG breaks ground on new courthouse" 12/8/2015
"Plaquemines Bonfire planned for Christmas Eve" 12/15/2015
"Buras home to nation's largest oyster shell recycling program" 12/29/2015
"Public Defender's Office faces closure this week" 2/16/2016
"MLK march focuses on the future" 1/26/2016
"Nungesser speaks at PABI installation of officers" 3/22/2016
"Building back the Barrier Islands" 3/29/2016
"Ochsner West Bank named one of nation's top 50 hospitals” 4/12/2016
"Corps awarded emergency funding for dredging of Baptiste Collette" 4/19/2016
"Contract awarded for new courthouse" 4/26/2016
"Daybrook's Blessing of the Fleet" 5/3/2016
"Water Dept. looking at fixes as deadline looms" 5/10/2016
Folder 3 The Plaquemines Gazette Special Editions
"Plaquemines Parish, Our Road Home: Katrina's Five-Year Anniversary Overshadowed by the BP Oil Spill" 8/24/2010
"Shop Local" 11/23/2010
"Plaquemines Parish Fair & Orange Festival" 12/3/2010
"2011 Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival Guide" 11/29/2011
"Greetings of the Season: Timely Messages of Love, Friendship, Faith, & Glad Tidings" 12/20/2011
"2011 Fall Sports" 9/27/2011
"Come Let Us Adore Him" 12/20/2016
Folder 4 The Picayune Item
"Jubilee, rodeo set for Saturday" 6/10/2016
"Making a Splash: Picayune Splash Pad now open for fun in the sun" 5/6/2016
"For Discussion: council divided on how to approach board appointments" 2/17/2016
"To Infinity and…Saturn V rocket has a new home at INFINITY Space Center” 6/22/2016
