Pilottown, Louisiana
Pilottown | |
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Pilottown in the 1880s | |
| 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.
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. La Balize was located about ten miles (16 km) downriver from Pilottown.