July 28, 2023 Pointe Celeste Farms Sub., Lot 45. Susan Beaumont Murray, Susan Beaumont, Susan Bourgeois to David Marlun Roshto.

We have heard a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its uses are both good and bad. There is no question that it has and will change many things in our world.

Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) For many years, industrial tax exemptions, which provide companies with tax breaks for making investments in the state, were handled in Baton Rouge. Board of Industry and Commerce granted the exemptions with little or no input from the local taxing bodies which stood to lose the tax revenues being exempted.

Is this never going to end? Both left and right wingers continue to lash out with charges filled with rumors and innuendo on issues that seem pretty reasonable to me. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick and tired of politicians, and some columnists in the news media stirring up controversy that goes beyond what reasonable people believe.

On the morning of August 10, the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the highly controversial Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project.

At the July 31 Plaquemines Parish School Board meeting voted on a proposed set of new policies on how to address applications for the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). After an explanation from district 3 school board member Niko Tesvich and brief discussion, the school board unanimously approved the new set of policies.

From July 27 through July 29, the Faux Pas Lodge Invitational Fishing Rodeo returned to the Venice Marina for its 25th year of operation. Attendants, those wishing to participate in the fishing competitions, and those just looking for a family friendly activity traveled to Plaquemines Parish from all over the state of Louisiana—and even the Gulf Coast—for the fishing event.

The Louisiana Department of Education released the results of the Louisiana Education Assessment Program (LEAP) on Wednesday, August 2, and, as usual, the Plaquemines Parish school district earned high marks. However, according to comments from superintendent Denis Rousselle, the numbers were even more impressive than previous years. Based on the numbers from the LEAP tests, what the school district’s students were able to accomplish is the following:

Rotary Club of Belle Chasse Meetings The Rotary Club of Belle Chasse meets every Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Adams Catfish House in Belle Chasse.

Last summer I did a column on the dog days of summer in the vegetable garden. is is peak summer heat time and we’re headed into the thick of storm season, but there’s still a few things we should be doing in the yard even now, during the worst time of our year to keep things looking neat and prepare some of our landscape favorites for a good growing season ahead.