Funeral Homes near Pilottown

Facts about the city

Pilottown (or Pilot Town) is a small unincorporated community 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.In the 18th and 19th century, 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. La Balize was located about ten miles downriver from Pilottown.

Pilottown Obituaries

It was disclosed by Mt Shasta Herald on October 16th, 2013 that Andrew Lee Jr Smith perished in Weed, California.  Smith was 80 years old and was born in Pilottown, LA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Andrew Lee Jr's life.

History

Below there the River splits into multiple branches. Pilottown consists of a few buildings, including temporary housing for river pilots and a weather station, and some large oil tanks. }} Pilottown serves as a temporary home for members of the Crescent River Port Pilots' Association and as a base for oil exploration. The Crescent River Port Pilots' Association supplies river pilots between Pilottown and New Orleans, Louisiana, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association supplies pilots for ships that are bound for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. .