Mile 208.0 RBD — 207.5 LBD Plaquemine Ferry

Watch for Plaquemine Ferry going back and forth across the main channel after as you come around Plaquemine Bend. Crosses from the eastern side of Iberville Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish for vehicles and pedestrians, and used by both workers getting to their jobs and tourists. The Plaquemine Ferry is operated by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Ferry Location: End of La. Hwy 75 (Belleview Drive) and Mississippi River intersection in Plaquemine (29 miles from I-10-Mississippi River Bridge). Ferry Schedule: Monday-Friday: 4:00 am to 8:45 pm; Saturday-Sunday: 5:00 am - 8:45 pm - 7 days a week (subject to closure during inclement weather). Leaves every hour and half hour from the west bank side; no toll fee when entering on the west bank side. Ferry Hotline Number: 1-888-613-3779.

Ferry Landing is closest access to grocery stores in Plaquemine: 1) Butcher Boy Grocery at 58045 Belleview Drive, or 2) LeBlanc Foods a little further up at the Bellview Shopping Center, 58440 Belleview Dr.