Port Board Approves Ordinance to Train Deckhands as Firefighters

In an attempt to raise the salaries of deckhands who operate the ferries in Plaquemines Parish, the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) board approved an ordinance that will provide for the training and certification requirements” for those deckhands at their June 23 meeting. Specifically, this will allow port deckhands to receive certification as “firefighters,” which means…