THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

We finally have a community cookbook from Delaware! Ever since we have begun adding community cookbooks to our database, we have longed for a book from Delaware. It was the only state not represented on the shelves.

Louisiana Army National Guard Implements Site Enhancements at Woodlands Preserve

Woodlands Conservancy is excited to have been approved for assistance from the Innovative Readiness Training Program. The Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a collaborative program that leverages military contributions and community resources to multiply value and cost savings for participants.

Gazette Outdoors Columnist Attends iCAST 2026

ICAST 2026 took place from July 14–17, 2026, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It is put on by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) which I will follow up in a later article concerning all of the good that ASA does for us fishermen.

Operation Free Ball Gown Collecting Donations for Servicewomen and Military Spouses

Operation Free Ball Gown, a group of dedicated community volunteers, is calling on the public for support as they prepare for the 2026 Operation Free Ball Gown event—a heartfelt initiative that provides formalwear and accessories to military spouses and female service members in the New Orleans...

LDWF Agents Cite Three Subjects for Shrimping Violations in Terrebonne and Plaquemines Parishes

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited three subjects for alleged shrimping violations on Aug. 13 and 14 in Terrebonne and Plaquemines parishes.Agents cited Paul J. Pierre, 56, of Houma, Michael Champlin, 55, of Buras, and Mikeal Bethelot, 25, of Buras, for using...

Plaquemines Native Dr. Madison Holmes Awarded Fellowship

Dr. Madison Holmes was recently awarded a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship by Johns Hopkins University Hospital to continue her residency as a clinical pediatric neuropsychologist at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, where she specializes in cognitive assessment of children,...

PPSO Holds Louisiana POST Level 3 Academy Graduation

Congratulations to Correctional Deputies; Ashanti Bashful, Jeremiah Brown, Giovanni Galarza, Ronnie Gray, Kadrina McKinney, Craig Miller Jr., Atari Narcisse, Camron Ragas and Rashawn Williams for graduating from the PPSO Louisiana POST Level 3 Academy Class #26-15!

Plaquemines Parish Real Estate Transfers

August 13, 2026114 Deer Field Drive, Belle Chasse. Dickie Dewayne Strahan, Dorcas Gail Hall Strahan, Dorcas Gail Hall to Cojoe Homes LLC. $100,000.108 Rho Street, Belle Chasse. Susan Hodas Braniff, Susan Hodas to Nicholas Jonathan Phaneuf. $295,000.128 Majestic Oaks Drive, Belle Chasse.

in the garden

Look at Me: Turmeric (Curcuma longa)I’m always on the lookout for plants that perform well in the dead of August, which is the most difficult gardening season for us locally.