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LDWF Recreational Hunting, Fishing Licenses Now on LA Wallet

News Staff
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has partnered with LA Wallet to bring digital hunting and fishing licenses to Louisiana citizens. Effective, October 18, 2021, citizens with a Louisiana Driver’s License or State ID can use LA Wallet to display their purchased LDWF licenses on their smartphone.
Ron Chapman

POINT OF VIEW

Ron Chapman
Friday, October 29, 2021
Homelessness has become a real problem for American cities. A vast number of people are deciding to homestead on public and private property in ever increasing numbers creating dangerously unhealthy conditions.

FOR THE RECORD

News Staff
Friday, October 29, 2021
As a service to its readers, The Plaquemines Gazette reports arrests and suits filed in Plaquemines Parish. Information listed here is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but due to the possibility of human or mechanical errors in filing, entering, and transcribing documents, this information is not guaranteed. Before acting on this information, please consult the offi cial records.

Council Votes to Hold "Public Input Sessions" on Redistricting

Justin Walton
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Plaquemines Parish council continues to move through the complex and controversial redistricting process. At the October 28 meeting, the council unanimously approved a resolution that directs council attorney Dannie Garrett and Strategic Demographics LLC (the demographer hired by the Plaquemines Parish Government to handle redistricting) to hold “Public Input Sessions” on the redistricting process in Plaquemines throughout the parish.
Pictured is Plaquemines Parish resident Debbie Mertz and CJ McLaughlin, driver of the #74 car for Mike Harmon Racing. Mertz is a pit crew member for McLaughlin.

PPSO Young Marines Program recognized by NASCAR racing team

News Staff
Friday, October 29, 2021
Mike Harmon, team owner of Mike Harmon Racing, has always believed in dedicating and sponsoring his cars with all branches of military services including Veterans and Wounded Warriors. And for the first time ever, he is now honoring a Young Marines program – the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) Young Marines Program.

Through "Chaos" and Conflict, Sanders and Rousselle Grapple Over Port's Future

Justin Walton
Friday, October 29, 2021
The October 28 Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) meeting in Belle Chasse was an explosive one. The conflicts over who should be the next chairman, how to form an “in-house” legal department, and yet another dispute over transparency—each of which had been simmering in the background as commissioners and the administration focused on the Hurricane Ida recovery effort—could no longer be tamped down.

Plaquemines School District Shifts to Optional Masks

Justin Walton
Friday, October 29, 2021
With the ever-decreasing intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Plaquemines Parish—and all over Louisiana—the Plaquemines school district superintendent Denis Rousselle and the school Board have decided it’s time to reconsider some of their COVID-19 policies.
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