Burghart Turner for Plaquemines Parish President

For Plaquemines Parish President

A Lifetime of Service.
A Plan for Plaquemines.

United States Marine Corps. Thirty-one years at Chevron. Two terms on the Parish Council. Pastor of Port Sulphur Baptist Church. Burghart Turner has spent his life serving the people of this parish — and he is not finished.

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Burghart Turner

Burghart Turner

U.S. Marine Corps · Councilman · Pastor

A Record of Service

Four decades of showing up for Plaquemines Parish.

  • United States Marine

    Graduated Port Sulphur High School in 1981 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps that same year.

  • 31 Years at Chevron

    Hired in 1985, retired in 2016. Roustabout to Transportation Coordinator, Health and Safety Coordinator and certified port security officer.

  • Two Terms on the Council

    Served the people of Plaquemines Parish for two terms as Councilman from 2007 to 2014.

  • Pastor and Missionary

    Pastor of Port Sulphur Baptist Church. Mission work in Kenya and China, with partnerships built across Africa and Asia.

“Plaquemines sits at the mouth of the busiest river in America. Public port facilities can be a gold mine for this parish.”

Burghart Turner

“They offered me a campaign check from the very firm I was questioning. I turned it down — and that is the standard I will hold every contract this parish signs.”

Burghart Turner

Priorities for Plaquemines

Built from thirty-one years in industry, two terms on the Council, and a lifetime in this parish.

  1. 01

    Make the Port Our Engine

    Plaquemines sits at the mouth of the busiest river in America. Public port facilities can be a gold mine for this parish as oil and fishing change around us.

  2. 02

    Recovery That Reaches Every Family

    I helped families put their lives back together after Hurricane Katrina and the storms that followed, and again after the BP spill. I know what it takes to get a family from a claim number to a roof over their heads.

  3. 03

    Safety, Standards and Straight Books

    Thirty-one years at Chevron taught me that safety and accountability are not paperwork — they are how you get everybody home. I served as Quality Improvement Coordinator, Health and Safety Coordinator and a certified port security officer.

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Hear Burghart on UnMuted X3

Season 2 premiere of UnMuted X3 — Burghart talks with Garvy X Slick Daddy about the parish, the port, and why he is running.

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