FIRST MAIL ROUTE TO PLAQUEMINES PARISH Published in "The National" 17 September, 1854. Published by: Ch. Dutillet & CO. Pointe-a-la- Hache, LA. Submitted By: Gladys Stovall Armstrong ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The first mail route to Plaquemines Parish was on 1 October 1854 It left New Orleans every Monday at 6 a.m. aboard s stsmer packet, arrived at Balize at 6 p.m. and arrived at New Orleans next evening at 6p.m. Post Office were established at the following places: EAST BANK English Turn Pointe-a-la-Hache Grande Prairie WEST BANK Jesuit;s Bend Robquillo Settlement Buras Settlement Balize