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.
State Climatologist Speaking on History of Gulf Coast Storms at August 6 Historical Association Meeting
Tue, 2019/07/30 - 5:00am
News Staff
Dr. Barry Keim, Louisiana State Climatologist and LSU Professor of Geography and Anthropology will be the guest speaker at the August 6 Plaquemines Parish Historical Association meeting. He will be
Tax increases and council realignment proposed for November election
Tue, 2019/07/23 - 4:00am
News Staff
Depending on how the Parish Council votes at its Aug. 8 meeting, the people of Plaquemines could have some big decisions waiting for them on the November ballot. Council Chair
PPG Joins Coastal Partners in Washington, D.C.
Tue, 2019/07/23 - 4:00am
News Staff
Plaquemines Parish Government joined with its coastal partners in Washington, D.C. last week in support of a federal disaster declaration for flooded fisheries. In conjunction with the Governor’s office, the
PPSO announces remaining Town Hall Meetings have been Postponed
Tue, 2019/07/23 - 4:00am
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Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich, Jr. announces that due to scheduling conflicts the remaining PPSO Town Hall Meetings (July 22, 23, 25, 29 and 31) will be all be postponed until
The kids of summer
Tue, 2019/07/23 - 4:00am
News Staff
Three wee teeball teams were accidentally left out of The Gazette’s July 16 wrap up of the Plaquemines Recreation Department’s baseball, softball and teeball season. Here are a few more
Let’s All Get the Job Done
Tue, 2019/07/16 - 5:00am
News Staff
Following Barry’s visit last week, there will be many Monday morning quarter backs with opinions and observations. Let me offer mine. Barry offered just a glancing blow of what we
Barry brings minor flooding, power outage to Plaquemines
Tue, 2019/07/16 - 5:00am
News Staff
Plaquemines Parish took on some water during Hurricane Barry over the weekend, but saw no catastrophic failures. In fact, Plaquemines Sheriff Jerry Turlich described the parish’s preparation to meet the
Barry pushes council meeting to Tuesday
Tue, 2019/07/16 - 5:00am
News Staff
Barry may have cleared out Plaquemines’ eastbank and southern westbank last week, but it led to one silver lining: More citizens will be free to attend the rescheduled Parish Council
Clement replaces Conner as judge in Williams v. Barnett & PPG
Tue, 2019/07/16 - 5:00am
News Staff
Contract attorney Robert Barnett asked the 25th Judicial District Court for an ad hoc judge to preside over the suit brought against him by former Plaquemines Director of Public Works
