Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

March 25, 2026Adolfo Villarreal, 21, Belle Chasse: fugitive warrant.Quijuan A. Wallace, 48, Jesuit Bend: remanded by judge (5 counts).

David Jefferson Sentenced to Prison for Contractor Fraud and Theft

District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that on April 7, 2026, Judge Kevin Conner sentenced David Jefferson, 50, of Gretna, Louisiana, following his guilty plea on March 23, 2026, to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $1,000.

PEACE & JUSTICE

It’s been fifty years ago that a major event happened in Louisiana political history. Jim Leslie was gunned down in the parking lot of the Prince Murat Hotel in Baton Rouge.I was just beginning my second term as a State Senator where I represented six parishes in northeast Louisiana.

POINT OF VIEW

Egypt has thrived for thousands of years for one reason…the Nile River. Were it not for that waterway flourishing the desert with fresh water the region would be sand. Fresh water is the elixir of life. Without it man cannot survive. Southeast Louisiana suffers from the same dependency.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

The 1992 Democratic Platform, titled “A New Covenant with the American People,” was a centrist document aimed at winning back Reagan Democrats and middle-class voters by balancing economic growth with social responsibility.

Get Educated To Avoid Election Day Confusion

Louisiana politics has always had its own flavor—part Cajun spice, part courtroom drama, and part family reunion where nobody agrees on anything, but everyone still shows up.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

I have written before about the fact that I am half Sicilian. And I know that in south Louisiana there are many people who share this heritage to some degree. The food of south Louisiana has come to reflect the influence of all of the Sicilians cooking and eating here over the years.

LIHEAP Cooling Assistance Available To Low Income Families Who Have Not Received Assistance This Year

The Plaquemines Parish Community Action Agency is accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The LIHEAP Program is funded by a grant from the U. S.

Plaquemines Parish Real Estate Transfers

March 25, 2026258 Caroline Avenue, Port Sulphur. Misters Rentals LLC to 258 Caroline LLC. $20,000.March 26, 2026258 Milan Drive, Port Sulphur. DLT Investments LLC to William Mark Kaser, William M. Kaser. $11,500.March 27, 2026Address not listed, Lot 2A-4 Lucille Ansardi Property. Clarence J.

in the garden

Squash Vine Borer Control OptionsThere are few things more frustrating in the garden than losing something you’ve put a lot of time and effort into. For me, every spring, that means squash vine borers attacking my summer squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and patty pan squashes.