Geography
About
Plaquemines Parish is the final leg on the long, winding course of the mighty Mississippi River. The parish creates a corridor surrounding the river as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the developed areas are located along either side of the more than seventy miles of the Mississippi River that flows through the parish. The land area of the parish is 845 square miles.
Damage
Unfortunately, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 have scarred the parish landscape, particularly below Belle Chasse. However, massive levee protection upgrades and coastal restoration projects are currently underway to ensure the devastation of this type does not repeat itself.
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2011 Study
View helpful documents related to the 2011 Study.
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Comments & Feedback
Please use the contact form provided to contact the Joint Land Use Working Group, as well as the NAS/JRB New Orleans Community Planning Liaison with any questions about the Joint Land Use Study or the Implementation Tools.
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Implementation Overview
The implementation phase of the JLUS was intended to convert recommendations identified in the original study into actionable activities.