In the midst of the 2022 election season—which has the vast majority of Plaquemines Parish elected officials running for office—Plaquemines Sheriff Jerry Turlich officially announced his intention to pursue re-election by reviving the annual Cochon De Lait event.

Between October 19 and October 28, Phoenix High School, Boothville-Venice Elementary School, South Plaquemines Elementary School, and Belle Chasse Middle School 4-H Clubs traveled to Myrtle Grove Marina for their Annual Aquatic Education Clinic.

One of my favorite easy weeknight side dishes involves simply roasting an assortment of root vegetables cut into chunks, tossed in olive oil on a sheet pan with some garlic and onions. This works great with turnips, radishes, carrots, beets, and parsnips. Since I just planted all of those things into my kitchen garden plot a couple of weeks ago, I’m looking forward to enjoying this fall dish in a few short weeks.

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Local garden centers are beginning to stock flowering bulbs now, with our ideal planting window coming up soon. Late October through December is the ideal time to get some spring-blooming beauties into your flowerbeds.

The Belle Chasse Garden Club would like to acknowledge the following Belle Chasse residences and business as recipients of Garden of the Month awards for October 2022: • Civic Award: Estess CPA’s, 7822 Highway 23 • Community Award: Rene and Gina DeRojas, 205 Lily Bank Drive • Member Award: Camille Chudzinski, 601 Oak Tree Road CIVIC AWARD COMMUNITY AWARD MEMBER AWARD.

The Department of Youth and Family Service Under the guidance of Judge Michael D. Clement and the 25th JDC brought Summer Hoops back for another season to the communities of Plaquemines Parish.

Any lingering tomato plants in the garden are likely to be in pretty rough shape right now. Between the leaf-footed stink bugs, blight, and heat, these tomatoes are on the ropes. Luckily there are two strategies that can set up the garden for a good crop of fall tomatoes that will produce right up to the first frost. I love picking red, ripe tomatoes in December, sending photos of my BLT sandwich to my northern family whose garden by then is asleep under a layer of snow and ice. Fall planted tomatoes often have fewer pest and disease problems compared to spring-planted tomatoes. There are two routes to accomplish this.