Way down yonder, at the mouth of theMississippi River sits a land like no other on this continent. A land occupiedby man but belonging to a force greater than he. A force who fights daily toprove that no man's barriers or diversions will stop it from plowing its ownpath. Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish (County) is the Mississippi River. It wasthe great 'father of waters' who built it and it is the 'Ominous Lady' who overthe years has fought to reclaim the lands she deposited.So begins Janice P. Buras' history of the land known as Plaquemines.Land, of course, is not a highly appropriate term.Marsh, or swamp, or even water, could beused to more accurately describe much of Plaquemines. Yet this isolated andhumid area has also been home to people of many different cultures throughoutthe history of Louisiana. It is also some of the most fertile land in theworld. The varieties of plantlife found in Plaquemines are almost as numerousas the many stories that have arisen on the Mississippi banks of this area.Janice P. Buras, in her crusade to spread the word about her belovedPlaquemines Parish, has published a monthly magazine highlighting the peopleand events of the area. Feeling that the history of this area has beenneglected or forgotten for far too long, she was compelled to write this book.
