Pilottown | |
|---|---|
 Pilottown in the 1880s | |
  Pilottown Location of Pilottown in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°10′54″N 89°15′27″W / 29.18167°N 89.25750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Plaquemines |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.2 sq mi (19 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/sq mi (0.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70081 (closed) |
| Area code | 504 |
Pilottown (or Pilot Town) is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River. As of 2020, there are no permanent residents of the community.[1][2]
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the French settlement and fort that preceded Pilottown near the mouth of the Mississippi was known as La Balize, a name that meant "seamark" in French.[1] La Balize was located about ten miles (16 km) downriver from Pilottown.[3]
- ^ a b "CRPPA: Pilottown" (overview), Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association, 2001, webpage: CP-Piltt Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "A Historical Perspective of Pilotage" (history), Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association (formed 1908), Loyola Law Review, Vol. 47, Summer 2001, webpage: CP-Piltt Archived April 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ David M. Roth (April 8, 2010). "Louisiana Hurricane History" (PDF). Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. pp. 12–18. Retrieved September 27, 2011.