_e Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) has set the stage for the new public ocials who just began their term, with council voting on appointments for department directors within parish president Keith Hinkley’s administration at their _rst meeting in 2023. Additionally, the council members and parish president were publicly sworn into oce.

_e Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently reached an agreement with Tallgrass Energy, the company that planned to build an oil export terminal near Ironton, to purchase around 500 acres of land for their Mid Barataria Sediment Diversion. In total, the state agency paid about $36 million for the property. For CPRA, this deal allows them to avoid potentially having to expropriate the land—which would require court proceedings and potentially a more costly route.

_e Plaquemines Parish Sheri #8217;s Oce Tax Division is proud to announce that we have ocially transitioned to an online web service for all Occupational and Alcohol Licenses. Moving forward, all Occupational and Alcohol Licenses can be renewed online with a credit/debit card payment. _e new web service is called MuniLicense. MuniLicense will streamline the license renewal process and will be much more convenient for our business owners to renew their Occupational and Alcohol licenses. All the businesses in our old database including their license history have been converted and transferred to the MuniLicense system. All business owners will need to go to https://munilicense. com and create a login pro_le. _is will begin the registration process to link your login to your business account. Your login username will need to be your company’s email address. Please ensure that the email address is a reliable address for the business. Once you have created your login pro_le, follow the onscreen prompts to input all requested information. Please be prepared to input your company Federal Employer Identi_cation Number or Social Security Number to verify your business. You can access a PDF document at www.ppso.net/tax-oce containing step-by-step instructions on how to create your login pro_le and link it to your business.

Right at the beginning of 2023, Plaquemines Parish had the unique opportunity to advertise itself and its seafood and commercial _shing industry on the other side of the country with national exposure.. On January 2, Plaquemines native and 2022 Miss Seafood Queen Catherine Blondiau took part in the 134th Rose Parade held in Pasadena, California.

_e information regarding the _ling of civil suits and land transactions is delayed due to the Clerk of Court’s remote access system being temporarily disabled by it’s host, COTT Systems. Due to the system being down, _e Plaquemines Gazette has not been able to publish the Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed or the Real Estate Transfers of Plaquemines Parish the last few weeks.

True compassion is helping others out of a genuine sense of caring. What made the famous Good Samaritan good was that he personally helped. _is is what drives the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Oce and it’s sta 2every year for Christmas.

As a service to its readers, The Plaquemines Gazette reports arrests and suits filed in Plaquemines Parish. Information listed here is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but due to the possibility of human or mechanical errors in filing, entering, and transcribing documents, this information is not guaranteed. Before acting on this information, please consult the official records.

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This is a different world we live in today that requires Christian leadership from our Government and Clergy. It begs that Clergy encourage members to vote for candidates that fight to uphold the Bible as the Word of God and its Christian values of right to life and existence as a man and woman.