With Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just a couple months into his term, new leadership for the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) has officially taken office. In a press release published by the state agency on February 14, it was announced that Glenn Ledet had begun his term as the new executive director of CPRA.

Many citizens throughout the parish and surrounding communities traveled down the road to the Eastbank of Plaquemines Parish for a safe and family-oriented Mardi Gras. Family Gras is an event where families come out and enjoy a parade, food and great music.

Glenda Balliviero was recently honored by the Lafayette Garden Club for 25 years of dedicated service at their Christmas Social held at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette. Glenda grew up in Boothville and then she, her husband Norman, and their two children moved to Belle Chasse after Hurricane Camille. She taught at Belle Chasse Elementary but then Norman was transferred to Lafayette by Chevron in 1989 so they moved. In 2017, they moved back to Belle Chasse, but Glenda continues to hold membership in the club.

As a service to its readers, The Plaquemines Gazette reports arrests and suits filed in Plaquemines Parish. Information listed here is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but due to the possibility of human or mechanical errors in filing, entering, and transcribing documents, this information is not guaranteed. Before acting on this information, please consult the official records.

The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reports that on Thursday, February 1, 2024, a Plaquemines Parish Grand Jury convened and returned true bills of indictment on three defendants. The cases are as follows:

January 31, 2024 Kade Moreau, 19, Homeplace: unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling. Darrien Antonio Lee, 28, New Orleans: 4 bench warrants.

January 31, 2024 Suit #68678: Discover Bank vs. Khean Khath - Monies Due.

Alphonso’s Seafood family restaurant held their grand opening last week in Belle Chasse. _e restaurant _rst opened in February of 2023 as a “boiling room” to go seafood stop. But closed in September 2023 to renovate the building.

NOWTHROUGHAPRIL 15 VITA Offers Free Tax Help United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in partnership with Entergy Corporation, the Asset Building Coalition and Capital One, is amplifying its commitment to the financial well-being of the community through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites offering free person-toperson and virtual tax preparation services to low- to moderate-income individuals, including persons with disabilities, older adults and limited Englishspeaking taxpayers. There will be a VITA site at the Plaquemines Parish Community Center located at 115 Keating Drive, Belle Chasse, as well as sites in the other neighboring parishes now through April 15 on Fridays from 9 a.m.

So far, Governor Jeff Landry seems comfortable with the politics of being in charge. Not long ago, a federal judge from Baton Rouge’s Middle District, Shelly Dick, appointed for life by Barack Obama, said Louisiana had to add another Black Congressional District.