Parish Attorney and Resident Phil Cossich Passes Away at 67

In the final days of 2025, Plaquemines Parish resident and renowned Louisiana attorney Philip Cossich Jr. passed away in his home. He was 67 years old.Since Cossich’s death, much has been written and said about the parish attorney.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

January 2, 2026Mercedes Varnado, 31, New Orleans: theft (between $1,000 and $4,999), fugitive warrant.January 3, 2026Abdelghani Marwan Hamed, 35, Harvey: bench warrant, 2 fugitive warrants, reckless operation of a vehicle, headlamps, no liability insurance, owner to secure registration.

Plaquemines Parish Grand Jury Indicts St. Amant Man on Sexual Battery and First-Degree Rape Charges

The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reports that on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, a Plaquemines Parish Grand Jury convened and returned a true bill of indictment against Michael Louis Perriloux, age 30, of Saint Amant, Louisiana.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Our Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, has been appointed by President Donald Trump to be an “ambassador to Greenland.” So the question is — who’s in charge when the Louisiana Governor is out of state?Past governors have said: “the Governor remains the Governor wherever he is.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

Many people think Donald Trump is crude or crass because he calls Congressional Democrats who get their media attention by calling him names and telling lies about Trump and his administration, “low IQ,” or reporters who do the same, “dumb,” “stupid,” or “fatty.

POINT OF VIEW

President Trump’s sudden attack on Venezuela came as a shock to everyone. Granted, he has been rattling the saber for some months now, but no one expected a sudden military strike designed to overthrow a foreign government, seize the nation’s leader, and deport him to the United States for trial.

Mac and Cheese Budget

The image of a cafeteria food line is etched in most people’s minds. A long steam table with an assortment of meats and vegetables, and the chilled sections with salads and desserts.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

Happy New Year to everyone. Now more than a quarter into the new century, I decided to look back to the 20th century for influential writers, whose works we hold in the SoFAB Culinary Research Center at Nunez Community College.