Here at the Louisiana SPCA, we will be celebrating senior pets all month long! November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and our sweet, old animals are very excited to be in the spotlight. While small kittens and puppies may be adorable, senior pets are just as loveable and loyal as their younger counterparts. We think dogs and cats at any age would make great additions to a family, but we are very excited to dedicate an entire month to highlighting the value of adopting a senior pet.

November 3, 2022 The Parks of Plaquemines, Ph. 1D, Lt.

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Rotary Club of Belle Chasse Meetings The Rotary Club of Belle Chasse meets every Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Adams Catfish House in Belle Chasse.

It was a bad day for incumbent candidates in the November 8 Plaquemines Parish election, with the current parish president and two current council members losing their bids for re-election. In this election, residents voted in a parish president race, council seat races, several school board races, a U.S. Senate race, the 1st Congressional District race, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals at Large Judge seat race, and eight constitutional amendments.

The November 10 Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) council meeting was potentially the final meeting parish president Kirk Lepine will attend. Lepine was unable to get enough votes in the November 8 election to earn a spot in the December runoff, meaning there will be a new parish president come January 1, 2023. With Lepine looking down his final days as president (and with this potentially being his last meeting), the intense debate that usually fills the time of each council

Halfway through the month of October, Leland Walker—an 82 year old resident of Jonesboro, Georgia— entered Plaquemines Parish on a 14 foot kayak paddling down the Mississippi River. For Walker, Plaquemines represented the final segment of his long journey traveling the whole length of the river.

On Saturday, November 19, beginning at 10 a.m., Camp SoulGrow is hosting a Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. The non-profit will be delivering 100 free Thanksgiving Turkeys to residents in need throughout south Plaquemines Parish.

The Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 159th Fighter Wing conducted a pre-deployment exercise to maintain deployment readiness at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS-JRB) New Orleans, Nov. 4-6.

November 3, 2022 Jason P. Wallace, 42, Slidell: 3 bench warrants, no motor vehicle inspection tag.