page_title: Port Eads, Louisiana
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Port Eads, Louisiana / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Lighthouse at Port Eads, Louisiana. Built in 1881, the light is still active.
context_page_description: Port Eads is a populated place at the southern tip of the Mississippi River, also known as South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
context_section_description: Port Eads coordinates are 29.015598N, -89.171049W.
  At the Head of Passes, the river separates into three main fingers. Port Eads is found at the bottom of the center branch. A lighthouse there serves oceangoing ships. It is accessible only by boat and helicopter.
  It is used primarily by offshore fishermen who begin their journey in Venice, Louisiana, 20.3 miles to the north. Port Eads offers docking and refueling premises, bunk rooms with an in room bath for rent, weigh station, and a small restaurant. Because of its location, offshore fishermen from around the country flock to Port Eads. It is the closest port to the continental shelf, the 100-fathom curve, in the entire Gulf of Mexico. The shelf is five miles from the port.
caption: Lighthouse at Port Eads, April 2008
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