On Belle Chasse Highway (State Highway 23) at Avenue B, on the right when traveling south on Belle Chasse Highway.
Site once part of Bellechasse plantation. Established by Col. Jean de Goutin Bellechasse, commander of colonial troops at the Louisiana Purchase transfer in 1803 and prominent early state official. Purchased in 1844 by Judah P. Benjamin, noted . . . — — Map (db m84137) HM
On Belle Chasse Highway (State Highway 23) west of Mildred Street, in the median.
Plaquemines Parish was founded on March 31, 1807 stretching from English Turn south 100 miles along both banks of the Mississippi River. The name originates from piakamin, the Mobile Indian word for persimmon. Fort St. Philip at Plaquemines Bend was . . . — — Map (db m62355) HM
On English Turn Road (Parish Route 3137) 1 mile west of Parish Route 39, on the right when traveling west.
So named because in this bend, Sept. 1699, Bienville, coming down stream, met the British who had come up river to choose site for a settlement. Bienville convinced Captain Lewis Banks that the territory was in possession of the French. Early . . . — — Map (db m42679) HM
On State Highway 23 at Herbert Harvey Road, in the median on State Highway 23.
Built 1822-32 to protect the lower river. Named for Andrew Jackson. 1862 - Fort withstood 10-day siege by Farragut and surrendered after city fell. In 1898 and 1917-18 used as training base. 1961 - Fort was declared a national monument. — — Map (db m35091) HM
On Parish Route 15 at East Point A La Hache Ferry ramp, on the right when traveling south on Parish Route 15.
Plaquemines Parish was founded on March 13, 1807 stretching from English Turn south 100 miles along both banks of the Mississippi River. The name originates from piakamin, the Mobile Indian word for persimmon. Fort St. Philip at Plaquemines Bend was . . . — — Map (db m42681) HM
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