The aftermath of a hurricane, as Plaquemines Parish residents know all too well, is an extremely stressful experience. Those who evacuate for a hurricane are dogged by concerns over the condition of their home, not knowing whether they’ll return to a still intact home or a splintered pile of rubble where their home used to be.

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In response to an interview with Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, The Plaquemines Gazette is currently running a series of three articles about the current property insurance issues affecting coastal parishes. The first article featured the interview itself, with Donelon explaining the current property insurance situation; the second article will focus on the effects of this issue; and the third article will explore the driving forces behind the current situation. This is the second article in the series.

CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT PAGE I would like to take this opportunity to re-introduce myself to the voters of District 4. My husband, Elmer Lamkin, and I have lived in Plaquemines Parish for 46 years.

At their August 11 meeting, the Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) Council had the opportunity to implement a new “pay plan” that would provide all government employees with a raise. Considering PPG officials constantly complain about how a lack of high wages for employees leads to the government being unable to hire/ retain a big workforce, a vote to provide CONTINUED FROM THE FRONT PAGE a raise for the employees appeared to be an easy choice.

By Justin Walton The Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) has appointed Nancy LaHaye to fill the vacant District 2 Council seat left behind when Councilman Beau Black resigned to take a job with the state. At the August 11 Council meeting, there were several resolutions on the agenda to appoint someone to the position.

At the August 11 meeting, the Plaquemines Parish Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) honored and thanked one of their employees for his contributions to Plaquemines Parish as he entered retirement.

Plaquemines Parish recently welcomed the first vessel with a draft of 50 feet to ever sail on the Mississippi River. On Saturday, August 6, The M/V Capri docked at the T.

As Lieutenant Edmund Fisher—the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office (PPSO) deputy who was hospitalized due to being struck by an ATV on Tuesday, May 31—returned to his home after two months of hospitalization, the individual who struck the deputy, Reginald Hamilton, of New Orleans; had his charges lowered from Attempted Murder to Second Degree Battery.

I, like everyone else was surprised when the news spread through the parish that one of our icons was being sold to Breaux Mart. Personally, I am glad to see Sal, Ralph and Joe Balestra finally begin their much needed retirement.