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Pilottown (or Pilot Town) is a small town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. In the 19th century it was known as Balize, Louisiana. Pilottown was settled about 100 years ago, when traffic on the river shifted and forced Mississippi River Pilots to abandon their station about five miles downriver. Pilottown is built on piers in swampy ground on the East Bank of the lower Mississippi River, about 85 miles down-river from New Orleans (65 miles by air) and about 10 miles south of Venice, Louisiana. Pilottown is located a few miles above Head of Passes, the point that is considered to be the mouth of the Mississippi River where the River splits into multiple branches. It is part of the currently active delta front that has, over time, built up the larger Mississippi River Delta. Pilottown serves as a temporary home for Mississippi River Pilots and as a base for oil exploration. Although the Captain is always responsible for her ship, all oceangoing ships must take a Pilot on board when entering the Mississippi River system. The Associated Branch Pilots supplies River Pilots for ships between the Gulf of Mexico and Pilottown. 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. Featured Homes in Pilottown, LA
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