The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Mississippi woman last week for a May 30 home invasion in Buras. Tyeshia Thomas, 25, of Hattiesburg, was arrested for
A Plaquemines Parish jury returned guilty verdicts on eight of ten sex crime charges against an Ironton man last week. On June 19, Jonathan Jason, 39, was found guilty as
Westbank Jefferson Parish communities continued their drumbeat of opposition in recent weeks to potential rail construction aimed at carrying oil to the proposed Plaquemines Liquids Terminal. Rio Grande Pacific Corp.,
The westbank’s delegation of state senators and representatives from Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish converged in Harvey June 12 at Boomtown Casino for the Plaquemines Association of Business & Industry and
Newly appointed Plaquemines Parish Government Public Information Officer Jade Duplessis is a native of Plaquemines and an alumna of Ursuline Academy. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication studies from
Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested a federal disaster declaration for Louisiana’s coast to recoup money lost by the commercial fishing industry. On June 13 Edwards sent a letter to
Support for a new Belle Chasse Bridge has dropped precipitously since the state Department of Transportation’s May 29 meeting announcing a $.45 toll, each direction, for Plaquemines residents to cross
The members of the Plaquemines Parish Council gritted their teeth and made some deeply uncomfortable decisions during their June 13 meeting in Belle Chasse. Just a few moments after the
The head of a Belle Chasse company that capped a 15-year-old oil spill 12 miles off Plaquemines’ coast earlier this year may have convinced the Parish Council to seek legal
2,367 Responses Do you believe the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel needs to be replaced? YES 84% NO 12% NO OPINION 3% Are you willing to pay a toll to
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jerry Turlich announced today that he will seek re-election this fall, emphasizing his mission to continue “promoting pride and professionalism” in law enforcement. Since taking office in
Former Plaquemines Parish President Clyde Giordano died June 7, concluding a life spent handling business of all sorts. Over the years, the Buras native, who passed at his home in
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On October 29, Boothville-Venice Elementary School (BVES) students and parents gathered in the gymnasium for the First Nine Weeks Perfect Attendance and Honor Roll Assembly. BVES had approximately 200 students
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Plaquemines Parish voters wanted four more years of Chris Leopold, but Jefferson and Orleans Parish voters wanted nothing to do with the incumbent District 105 state representative.
7962 Hwy 23
P.O. Box 700
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: 504-392-1619
Fax: 504-392-7526
