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The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site was serene Thursday morning, as water meandered through the now-defunct lock chamber and bright sun reflected off the white glazed bricks of the lock house ...
Budget deals The site was turned over to the state in 1978 and $2.5 million was allocated to create the Plaquemine Lock Historic Site, which reopened in 1982.
The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site celebrated its grand re-opening on Friday, June 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The lock site has been under renovation for 18 months.
The lock finally closing for good when a larger set of locks were built upstream at Port Allen. In the 70s the levee system completely cut Bayou Plaquemine from the Mississippi.
The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site celebrated its grand re-opening on Friday, June 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The lock site has been under renovation for 18 months.
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Despite concerns that a new bridge across the Mississippi River will undo the charm of historic Plaquemine, many people there say they're all in for the $3 billion project.
By the numbers The building, completed in 1909, is part of the Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site and sparkles in its white-tiled glory.