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Port chairman Ronnie Newsom poses for a photo with Senator Bill Cassidy.

Parish Officials Attend Washington Mardi Gras in Nation's Capital

Justin Walton

Monday, February 9, 2026

Government officials and community leaders from Plaquemines Parish, and all over Louisiana generally, recently traveled up to the country’s capital for the annual Washington Mardi Gras.

RWL Installs 2026 Board During January Meeting

News Staff

Monday, February 2, 2026

The Republican Women of Louisiana installed its 2026 board members during the club’s January meeting at Four Columns in Harvey. The swearing in was done by Plaquemines Parish Clerk of Court Kim Turlich.

PABI Holds Annual Installation of Officers

Emilie Adams

Monday, February 2, 2026

On January 21, 2026, the Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry held their 21st Annual Installation of Officers. The event acknowledged all the organization’s achievements throughout 2025 and the people who played a part in making them happen, as well as welcoming the new 2026 Board.

POINT OF VIEW

Ron Chapman

Monday, February 2, 2026

The situation in Minneapolis is tragic and could have been avoided. President Trump’s too-aggressive ICE operation created an explosive environment.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Jim Brown

Monday, February 2, 2026

They buried former President Gerald Ford twenty years ago this month. I had met the former President on three different occasions. And I really believe I was the first person to call him “Mr. President.”My first encounter with this accidental chief executive- to-be was on July 31, 1972.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

Liz Williams

Monday, February 2, 2026

In unpacking a recently received box of books, I found a copy of a 1973 compilation of pecan recipes collected by the H.M.Thames Pecan Co., Inc. of Mobile, Alabama called Pecan Cookery. Their pecans are the Azalea brand. The company was started in 1933.

Data: January 20, 2026 State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2026

Memory Test

From A

Monday, February 2, 2026

Do you Remember When the Democrats and their mainstream media buddies said that President Trump’s Trade War and his use of Tariffs would sink our economy?

LIHEAP Heating Assistance Available to Low Income Families

News Staff

Monday, February 2, 2026

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

News Staff

Monday, February 2, 2026

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

Anna Timmerman Lsu Ac H A

Monday, February 2, 2026

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

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