POINT OF VIEW

Three cardinal documents, when woven together, create the great fabric of our American Democracy. The first is the Declaration of Independence, which secured the new nation. The second is the Constitution, designed to weld thirteen separate colonies into one country.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

Gov Jeff Landry proposed a $168 Million reduction in state public school operating funds in his recent Executive Order to pay for teacher and school employee raises. School superintendents and board members warned that the cuts could force reductions in programs and services.

Rare Air: Watching a Complicated Issue Getting Resolved

Voters will soon be asked to approve rededicating 30% of an existing one-cent sales tax to create a stable funding source for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Plaquemines Parish. That's the headline. But, as Paul Harvey used to say, now for the rest of the story.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

With all of the talk about the anniversary of the founding of America, I have anniversary celebrations on the brain. I found in the pamphlet collection of the Culinary Research Center at Nunez Community College an interesting 100th anniversary recipe booklet for Wanzer’s, a Chicago-based dairy.

PPSO Hosts Teens and Cops Together (TACT) Workshop

On Thursday, June 18, the PPSO Teens and Cops Together (TACT) Workshop was held at the PPSO Administration Building and SWAT Team Shoot House. Sheriff Jerry Turlich instituted this program in 2024 to help prepare the youth of Plaquemines Parish for life after high school.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

June 10, 2026Clifton R. Bartholomew, 37, New Orleans: felon in possession of concealed weapons, possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacturing/ distribution of schedule II.

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

June 18, 2026Suit #70683: Velocity Investments LLC vs. Korey G. Lewis - Breach of Contract.Suit #70684: Succession of Carroll Anthony Pons Jr. - Succession.Suit #70685: Succession of Linda Treadway Leonard, Linda Treadway Succession.Suit #70686: TD Bank National Association vs. Rena E.

Plaquemines Parish Real Estate Transfers

June 15, 2026125 Beta Street, Belle Chasse. Brad J. Bono to Charlie John Burt. $359,000.Property in Buras. Riverlane Development LLC to 181 Eldorado LLC. $ 175,000.Property in Buras. 181 Eldorado LLC to Sibley Petroleum Investments LLC. $100,000.Property in Triumph.

PPSO Hosts SALT Summer Seminar

On the morning of June 24, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff 's Office hosted a Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) summer seminar.