Download or read book Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana written by U S Department of the Interior Minerals and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Port Fourchon, Louisiana's only port directly adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, is located on the Coast of Lafourche Parish. The port is strategically positioned to serve industrial activity associated with the exploration and development of the vast oil and gas resources, which lie beneath the Gulf. Although a relativly young port when compared with ports such as New Orleans or Galveston.