Editing Plaquemine, Louisiana (section)

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
Plaquemine is accessed by four highways: LA 3066, [[LA 75]], [[LA 77]], and the scenic [[Louisiana Highway 1|LA 1]]. Other highways include LA 992 (Tenant Road) and LA 405. LA 3066 continues from Court Street to "Down the Bayou" neighborhoods. LA 75 accesses east over the [[Mississippi River]] via toll ferry to [[St. Gabriel, Louisiana|Saint Gabriel]] and leads southwest from Plaquemine, eventually reaching [[Bayou Pigeon, Louisiana|Bayou Pigeon]]. LA 77 starts around the Island Country Club and continues northwest to [[Maringouin]]. LA 1 runs north to Interstate 10/Baton Rouge and south to [[Donaldsonville]]. Plaquemine lacks public transportation and its residents rely completely on the use of the automobile.

===National Guard===
Plaquemine is the home of the 256th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, formerly known as the 1088th Engineer Battalion,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geauxguard.com/256th-guardsmen-continue-to-assist-with-flood-response/|title= 256TH GUARDSMEN CONTINUE TO ASSIST WITH FLOOD RESPONSE|publisher= Louisiana National Guard|access-date= December 2, 2013}}</ref> a unit made up of [[combat engineer]], [[military intelligence]], [[Signals (military)|signal]], [[military police]] and other supporting units. The 256th BSTB is part of the [[256th Infantry Brigade]] of the Louisiana [[Army National Guard]] that served in [[Iraq]] from 2004 to 2005.