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Tuesdays Rotary Club of Belle Chasse Meetings Every Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Adams Catfish House in Belle Chasse.

On Thursday, September 29, the Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) issued a “drinking water advisory” for South Plaquemines residents who live from the Empire Bridge to Venice. The reasons for this advisory is that the Boothville water system is “experiencing higher levels of sodium and chloride from a saltwater wedge that is moving up the Mississippi River,” according to PPG Facebook post.

In late August 2022, the Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) approved the “rolling back” of 3 millages to lessen the property tax burden on parish residents, but after this “roll back” was approved, some residents notice the adopted rates matched what appeared on last year’s tax bill. This led some to believe that PPSB hadn’t actually “rolled back” the millages at all.

Plaquemines Parish residents are about to have the opportunity to hear the November 2022 election candidates for council and parish president speak and debate important issues for the first time since election campaigning began earlier this summer.

Registrar of Voters Sharon Branan is calling for an independent audit from outside of Plaquemines Parish and asking federal officials to look into the redistricting process after finding “hundreds of mistakes” in the district maps and potential “wrongdoing” that could heavily impact the November 8 election.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office (PPSO), in partnership with the Interaction Advisory Group, will host a free Autism Awareness Community Training event on Tuesday, October 11, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Exceleration Church located at 7737 Highway 23, Belle Chasse.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has recently issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the controversial Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion in Plaquemines Parish and is now seeking public comment on its contents.

In addition to voting on new Plaquemines Parish School Board members, council members, and parish president during the November 8 election, residents will have the opportunity to vote on eight proposed constitutional amendments. On Wednesday, September 28, the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) for Louisiana published their “2022 Guide to Constitutional Amendments,” listing exactly what the amendments being proposed were and how they could affect residents.

Though Halloween is still a month away, this weekend I noticed that several of the local garden centers and my grocery had beautiful displays of pumpkins and gourds out for decorating. Gone are the days of the basic jack-o-lantern! The diversity of gourd and pumpkin cultivars being offered this year is pretty amazing and includes a lot of heirloom varieties that are great not just for decorations but for culinary uses as well.