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A little under a month after the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) voted to pursue a “declaratory judgment” on August 25 to finally determine if the Sustainability Partners (SP) contract to finance the railway extension project constitutes public debt, PPHTD has officially filed the lawsuit.

A permit application for the proposed container terminal in Plaquemines Parish was officially announced as submitted on September 12 according to a public notice released by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

I’m Luke Mixon, a Naval academy and TOPGUN graduate who served as a fighter pilot for 20 years. Now, I’m running for the United States Senate in Louisiana because we need real leaders who are willing to put politics aside and work for the people of Louisiana.

Editor's Note: This article was intended to appear in last week's edition of The Plaquemines Gazette and regretfully a different story was repeated in its place. With the Tuesday, November 8, 2022 election fast approaching, Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court Kim Turlich-Vaughan has been working hard to inform local voters about the election process.

The implementation of new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance regulations and risk rating maps continues to weigh heavy on Plaquemines Parish residents, particularly those on the east bank and down the road.

Local Plaquemines Parish business owners and politicians were given a general update on the current state of the parish school district by Superintendent Denis Rousselle at the September 21 Plaquemines Association of Business & Industry (PABI) luncheon.

Parish President, Kirk Lepine, is encouraging residents, business owners and organizations to wear their “Paint Plaquemines Parish Pink” t-shirts next month on Wednesday, October 26 as part of a collective effort to promote breast cancer awareness.

Commissioners of the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) continue to work through the details of restructuring the port administration. Currently, according to statements from district 5 commissioner and chairman Benny Rousselle, the port has made significant progress in the process of finding a new executive director—having begun interviews for the 8 candidates that have applied for the position.

“To Ensure Prompt Service” is not really an acronym for the word tips, that has been proven to be more of an urban legend, but its misinterpreted origin still serves as an apt description of what customers should expect when they go to a restaurant. In Japan, it’s considered rude to leave a gratuity, while in Australia it’s unnecessary, but in America, tipping habits in restaurants have always been heavily debated Living in a post-COVID-19 world, tipping has gotten way out of control as far as where you should tip, if and when, and how much.