Jeannie’s guidebook
Food and Bar
Beer Belly's Bar & Grill
Main StreetLocal bar with pub food within walking distance
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux
437 Oak Plaza BoulevardSports Bar and Restaurant with southern-American cuisine
Uncle Johnny's
58725 Belleview DriveGreat spicy honey wings!
Cabo's Plaquemine
23466 Eden StreetOnly Mexican restaurant in town!
Food scene
Fat Daddy's
57950 Labauve AveLocal restaurant with great gumbo!
Crawfish Xpress
57965 Laville StreetDrive-thru boiled crawfish within walking distance!
Neighborhoods
The Mississippi River runs alongside Plaquemine, the parish seat of Iberville Parish. The city is rich in small-town charm, with old plantation homes that recall its founding in 1775. Plaquemine (whose name is a Native American word for "persimmon") is a former logging town that gained notoriety for an engineering marvel known as the Plaquemine Lock. The lock system allowed for transport of boats between the Mississippi River and the wild inland waterways of the Atchafalaya Basin, and it was designed by the same man who later became chief engineer for the Panama Canal.
The Old Turnerville District is not just about houses, but it’s about the people who lived here, and how they survived together as one family. It is a great area for a walking or driving tour, featuring two charming homes.
Marietta’s House is a large, raised cottage featuring a wide front gallery. Built in 1879, it is furnished with an impressive collection of antiques and accessories form the Empire, Victorian and Napoleon III periods. Marietta Gelpi Loupe arrived in Turnerville when she was sixteen years old, entered this two-room house and lived here all her life until she died in 1983. This house holds many of Marietta’s stories throughout her life.
Miss Louise’s House, located across the street, is an 1800’s cottage framed by wisteria vines. Built in 1879, it is furnished with a collection of antiques and features a pink parlor and gift shop. It is the proverbial grandma’s house with lace curtains, fancy porcelain, oil lamps, faded family portraits and inviting wicker furniture on the back porch.
Turnerville
The Mississippi River runs alongside Plaquemine, the parish seat of Iberville Parish. The city is rich in small-town charm, with old plantation homes that recall its founding in 1775. Plaquemine (whose name is a Native American word for "persimmon") is a former logging town that gained notoriety for an engineering marvel known as the Plaquemine Lock. The lock system allowed for transport of boats between the Mississippi River and the wild inland waterways of the Atchafalaya Basin, and it was designed by the same man who later became chief engineer for the Panama Canal.
The Old Turnerville District is not just about houses, but it’s about the people who lived here, and how they survived together as one family. It is a great area for a walking or driving tour, featuring two charming homes.
Marietta’s House is a large, raised cottage featuring a wide front gallery. Built in 1879, it is furnished with an impressive collection of antiques and accessories form the Empire, Victorian and Napoleon III periods. Marietta Gelpi Loupe arrived in Turnerville when she was sixteen years old, entered this two-room house and lived here all her life until she died in 1983. This house holds many of Marietta’s stories throughout her life.
Miss Louise’s House, located across the street, is an 1800’s cottage framed by wisteria vines. Built in 1879, it is furnished with a collection of antiques and features a pink parlor and gift shop. It is the proverbial grandma’s house with lace curtains, fancy porcelain, oil lamps, faded family portraits and inviting wicker furniture on the back porch.
Sightseeing
Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park
57845 Foundry StIberville Museum
57735 Main St
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
57730 Main StNottoway Plantation & Resort
31025 LA-1Activities
The Island Golf Course and Restaurant
23550 Myrtle Grove Road