in the garden

Loquats ( Eriobotrya japonica) go by many names in our communities- in my neighborhood they are “misbeliefs” or “Japanese plums”. I’ve also heard them called “Japanese medlars” and “nespolo” by an Italian-American family friend.

Plaquemines School Officials Present, Earn Recognition at Louisiana School Boards Association Convention

From March 29 through March 31, Plaquemines Parish School Board officials attended the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) 88th annual convention.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

March 18, 2026Keitrel B. Gumms, 36, Harvey: 3 bench warrants, driver must be licensed, no liability insurance, owner to secure registration, misuse of temporary tag.Jacob Brewer, 42, Belle Chasse: sexual battery (5 counts), indecent behavior with a juvenile (4 counts).

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

March 18, 2026Suit #70424: Instep Federal Credit Union vs. Angela L. Woodson - Monies Due.March 19, 2026Suit #70425: Capital One NA vs. Cameron Butz - Open Account.Suit #70426: CitiBank NA vs. Stephanie S. Buras - Open Account.Suit #70427: CitiBank NA vs. Lydia Naquin Open Account.

David Jefferson Pleads Guilty to Contractor Fraud and Theft Charges

District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that David Jefferson, 54, of Gretna, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $ 1,000.Jefferson defrauded five families of a total of $28,000 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

PEACE & JUSTICE

I’m a Tina Turner fan, but she got it wrong in her hit a few years back called “We don’t need another Hero.” The song goes on to say: We don’t need to know the way home, ooh All we want is life beyond Thunderdome.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

If you didn’t watch the Jesse Jackson funeral memorial recently, you missed former President Barack Hussein Obama. Politicians like to use funeral services for political purposes, like seeing old friends and enemies, making deals, and occasionally, making speeches.