a year in review

BEST FILMS OF 2024'ANORA'The best lm of 2024 is also the bleakest lm of the year. A stripper agrees to marry a young Russian man she has just met for $15,000 yet she's insulted when people call her a hooker; then his parents come to town and demand that the marriage gets annulled.

Plaquemines Parish Arrests

January 23, 2025Eleazar Lozano Jr., 48, Buras: fugitive warrant.Mario Maurice Johnson, 44, New Orleans: 5 bench warrants, 2 fugitive warrants, operation vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, driving roadway laned traffic.

SCHOOL NEWS

Shelby Estess, a Professional Pharmacy major from Belle Chasse, was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Fall 2024 President's List.Emma Orellana, a Psychology major from Belle Chasse, was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Fall 2024 Dean's List.

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

January 15, 2025Suit #69455: Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana State, Louisiana Unemployment Administration Office vs. The Traffic & Transportation Club GNO Inc., Traffic & Transportation Club GNO Inc. - Executory Tax Assessment.Suit #69456: Eblin Matute Mendoza vs. Christopher J.

Save the date!

If there’s a public event or meeting you’d like to include in our calendar, email copy@plaqueminesgazette.com or call 504.392.1619.FEBRUARY 4Plaquemines Historical Assn. MeetingThe public is invited to attend the PHA’s Tuesday, Feb.

in the garden

What to Plant Now in the Vegetable PatchI never would have ever expected to see a foot of snow in my garden, but last week proved me wrong!

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

In the 1980s and 90s, Lee Bailey was a popular proponent of the food of New Orleans and the Gulf south. He was an expert entertainer before Martha Stewart or any of the more recent entertainers-for-a-living. He made it seem a pleasure to butter your bread or unfold a napkin.

Former Plaquemines DA Celebrates 60 Years as LA Bar Association Member

Former District Attorney Darryl W. Bubrig, Sr. was among a group of attorneys who celebrated 60 years as members of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer presented the awards on Friday, January 17.