Port, Parish Government Approve Ordinance to Drug Test Unclassi_ed Employees

At the February 8 Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) meeting, commissioners approved an ordinance that will implement random drug testing of “unclassified employees.” It should be noted that “classified employees,” or those who work under civil service regulations, are already subjected to random drug tests; this ordinance simply means that all positions in the port …