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Plaquemines Parish at a glance

State
Louisiana
Parish seat
Pointe à la Hache
Population
23,515
Area
2,429 sq mi
Founded
1807
Cities and towns
9

Plaquemines Parish offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across the parish, particularly in unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Plaquemines Parish is primarily handled by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for the parish, headquartered at 8177 Highway 23 in Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037. Municipal law enforcement within the parish is limited, as Plaquemines is primarily a rural parish without incorporated municipalities; however, the Sheriff's Office maintains substations in Port Sulphur and other communities along Highway 23. R.S. 44:1 et seq.), which establishes the right of citizens to inspect and copy public records. The parish does not have tribal police jurisdiction, but the Sheriff's Office coordinates with federal agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, which maintains a significant presence due to the parish's extensive coastline and maritime traffic.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

110 Prison Rd. Braithwaite, LA 70040 • Phone: (504) 934-7602

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Plaquemines Parish

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

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What is on record in Plaquemines Parish

Old mine sites
14
Past producers, now closed
6
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
8
Producing when recorded
2
Processing plants, not workings
1
Worked underground, in the mine records
2
Main minerals
Geothermal; Sulfur
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
1
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
sand pit
Maps surveyed
1966
Records behind them
19 records for 18 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 17 mine sites inside the parish: 6 past producers, now closed, 8 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 2 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the parish, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Geothermal; Sulfur.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Louisiana's underground mines are salt mines; no state abandoned mine inventory is published.

Jefferson Parish St. Bernard Parish Lafourche Parish St. Charles Parish Belle Chasse Port Sulphur Empire Triumph Pointe a la Hache Venice N 20 miles
Plaquemines Parish: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Louisiana mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Plaquemines Parish (17 shown, 1 unnamed on the map)

Louisiana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Wage and hour cases in Plaquemines Parish

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 50 investigations in Plaquemines Parish since fiscal 2005 and recorded $335,016 in back wages agreed for 404 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
50
Back wages agreed
$335,016
Workers due back wages
404
Civil money penalties
$14,721
Employers on the record
48
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Eddie Biggs Demolition, LLCBelle Chasse1$50,47735
Centaur LLCBelle Chasse1$45,14214
Gibson Services, LLCBoothville1$40,65167
APC Construction, LLCBelle Chasse2$34,73317
Maritime Oil Recovery, IncBelle Chasse1$29,57120
Joshua's, Inc.Buras1$17,5388
DMI, IncBelle Chasse2$15,84931
Circle, LLCBelle Chasse1$14,4274
Riverbend Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., Inc.Belle Chasse1$14,15233
Jet Construction Services, LLCBelle Chasse2$11,4737
Pro-Tree Service & Demolition, LLCBelle Chasse1$11,06521
Southern Subs, LLCBelle Chasse1$9,20415
Baseline Equipment, LLCBelle Chasse1$7,1434
Sulzer Enpro Inc.Belle Chasse1$6,78922
Sun Tropic Landscape & Garden Center, IncBelle Chasse1$5,7722
T & R LLCBelle Chasse1$5,58926
M & M Wireline & Offshore Services, LLCBelle Chasse1$5,04414
Cooper Ventures, Limited Liability CompanyBelle Chasse1$4,47213
Brighter Horizon Inc.Belle Chasse1$2,7533
Brother's Fruit and Tree Farm, L.L.C.Belle Chasse1$1,97217
B&C Ventures, IncPort Sulphur1$1,5764
Grillot Construction, LLC.Belle Chasse1$1,4015
Angel Dry Cleaners, Inc.Belle Chasse1$1,0613
Star Nursery II, L.L.C.Belle Chasse1$92716
Stella Plantation, LLCBraithwaite1$6308

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 48 on the Plaquemines Parish record; 16 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 23 more with smaller records are on the Louisiana wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Plaquemines Parish. Ask that agency for its record. Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 234 requires a remove for pay publication or website to remove and destroy, within seven calendar days and at no charge, the booking photograph of a person who was acquitted or not prosecuted or whose charge was expunged, vacated or pardoned, once the person sends proof.

How do I get a criminal background check in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

The Louisiana criminal history record comes from the Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. A Right to Review certified copy of your own record under R.S. 15:588, by digital fingerprints at a Louisiana Applicant Processing System site booked online, or by mail with two FBI FD 258 fingerprint cards and the Right to Review Authorization and Disclosure forms; Louisiana is a closed record state, so there is no public name search. Fee: $26.00 processing fee, plus a $10.00 fingerprint fee if printed at LSP Headquarters; a $5 technology fee is added to all background check requests.

How can I look up sex offenders in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Search the Louisiana State Police, State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Register with the parish Registrar of Voters or through the Louisiana Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Register at least 30 days before an election in person or by mail (postmarked 30 days before), or 20 days before through GeauxVote Online Registration with a Louisiana driver's license or special ID card.

How do I look up property records in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Plaquemines Parish are kept by the Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court. Property values are set by the parish Tax Assessor, and tax bills come from the parish Sheriff, as ex officio tax collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Certified birth and death certificates for Louisiana come from the Louisiana Department of Health, Vital Records Registry. Participating Louisiana Clerks of Court sell certified copies of birth records (long and short form), and Clerk of Court issued death certificates, for an added fee. By mail to Vital Records Registry, PO Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160; in person at the Vital Records Central Office, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 400, New Orleans; or online, by phone or fax through VitalChek Network, the authorized service provider the office names. Fee: $15.00 per copy of a birth certificate and $7.00 per copy of a death certificate, plus a $0.50 state charge on each mail or VitalChek order.

How do I find business license records in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana?

Business entity filings are searched with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. Louisiana Economic Development says licenses and permits are required at the local, state and federal levels, and local requirements come from your parish and city governments.

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