Port Sulphur
Recent News About Port Sulphur
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Plaquemines Parish Schools: Belle Chasse High School welcomed most students in 2021-22 school year
For the 2021-22 school year, Belle Chasse High School experienced the biggest enrollment among Plaquemines Parish schools.
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1 gas station in cities throughout Plaquemines Parish had the cheapest premium gas in week ending Aug. 5
The lowest price of premium gas in cities throughout Plaquemines Parish was found at one gas station in the week ending Aug. 5, according to GasBuddy.com.
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Cheapest diesel in cities across Plaquemines Parish in week ending Aug. 5
The lowest price of diesel in cities throughout Plaquemines Parish was found at one gas station in the week ending Aug. 5, according to GasBuddy.com.
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1 gas station in cities throughout Plaquemines Parish had the cheapest regular gas in week ending May 20
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Plaquemines Parish was found at one gas station in the week ending May 20, according to GasBuddy.com.
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Plaquemines Parish sees 0.7% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Plaquemines Parish had the 38th largest population in Louisiana in 2021.
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36 is median age of Plaquemines Parish residents by 2020
Plaquemines Parish residents have a median age of 36-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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28.3% of households in Port Sulphur received food stamps in 2020
Port Sulphur ranked 104th in Louisiana for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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25.1 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Plaquemines Parish
25.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Plaquemines Parish in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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4.6 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Port Sulphur
4.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Port Sulphur in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Plaquemines Parish exports up 145 percent since 2015
Plaquemines Parish exports increased 145 percent in the five-year period from 2015 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Port Sulphur in 2020
Of the 2,174 people living in Port Sulphur in 2020, 53.1 percent (1,155) were women and 46.9 percent (1,019) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Westbank Louisiana News.
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Census Bureau: Port Sulphur, Louisiana saw more residents between ages 45 and 54 in 2019
Of the 1,789 people residing in Port Sulphur, LA in 2019, the median age was 32, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Westbank Louisiana News.
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Census Bureau: 5% of people in Plaquemines Parish identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 23,338 citizens living in Plaquemines Parish in 2019, 95 percent said they were only one race, while five percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 73.9 percent of people in Plaquemines Parish were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 23,338 citizens living in Plaquemines Parish in 2019, 17,241 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 28, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 14.4% of people in Port Sulphur identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,789 citizens living in Port Sulphur in 2019, 85.6 percent said they were only one race, while 14.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 75.4 percent of people in Port Sulphur were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,789 citizens living in Port Sulphur in 2019, 1,349 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Plaquemines Parish ranked 76th among counties in highest exporting metros
Plaquemines Parish ranked 76th in trade with $3.22 billion in exports in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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HHS provides $226,062 to businesses in Port Sulphur under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Port Sulphur received $226,062 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Port Sulphur population was 1,789 in 2019
Port Sulphur had a population of 1,789 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Westbank Louisiana News.
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24.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Plaquemines Parish
24.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Plaquemines Parish in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.