LIHEAP Heating Assistance Available to Low Income Families

The Plaquemines Parish Community Action Agency is accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The LIHEAP Program is funded by a grant from the U. S.

West Pointe a la Hache Citrus Experimental Station and the History of the Orange Industry Subject of Feb. 3 Historical Association Meeting

Stories will abound of the LSU Citrus Experimental Station at Pointe a la Hache and the Citrus Industry of Plaquemines Parish at the Tuesday, February 3, meeting of the Plaquemines Parish Historical Association. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Belle Chasse American Legion Hall.

in the garden

in theNow that we’ve had a round of freezing temperatures, our gardens are probably looking a little shabby.

Belle Chasse High Color Guard Places Third in First Winter Guard Competition

The Belle Chasse High School Color Guard, the part of the high school band that holds the school's flag and performs high energy dance routines, recently competed in their first Winter Guard Competition.

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

January 21, 2026Suit #70299: Capital One NA vs. Darryl Clay - Monies Due.Suit #70300: Braco Madjor vs. Joseph Taliancich - Partition.Suit #70301: Tonya Mayeux Solis, Tonya Mayeux vs. Tara Mayeux Falcon, Tara Mayeux, Tara M. Falcon - Domestic Relief.Suit #70302: Cynthia R. Norris vs.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

January 21, 2026Sandra Lynn Davis, 44, Buras: 4 bench warrants.Mark Clark, 34, Port Sulphur: theft.January 22, 2026Markell G. Mitchell, 30, Buras: fugitive warrant.Michael David Herrera, 23, Lake Charles: 6 bench warrants, fugitive warrant, resisting an officer with force or violence.Daniel A.

POINT OF VIEW

It seems like we have fallen through Alice's looking glass. The circumstances in Lewis Carroll's play are nearly the same… like Alice, we have entered a mirror world of reversed logic, madness, and nonsense, while encountering a collection of bizarre characters.

PEACE & JUSTICE

I don’t know about you, but I sure am confused about all this current debate over gender equity, gay rights, and transgender individuals. I keep reading in the newspaper about LGBT. I had to look up the lettering to even know what the abbreviation means.