Council Approves Zoning Change Despite Zoning Board Recommendation

The first Plaquemines Parish council meeting of the 2026 calendar year, held on January 8, saw council members address a controversial zoning issue that sparked some mildly tense discussion.

PPSB Finalizes Land Purchase for Future BCHS Location

Prior to the January 8 Plaquemines Parish School Board meeting, parish school system officials met at the site where the new facility that will serve as Belle Chasse High School (BCHS) is planned to be located.

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

December 29, 2025Suit #70259: Capital One NA, Discover Bank vs. Sima P. Odewale - Open Account.Suit #70260: Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Arthur Williamson - Judgment Executor.Suit #70261: Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Brooks Bourgeois - Open Account.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

December 24, 2025Benjiman Harold Mayeux, 26, Avondale: resisting an officer, flight from an officer, possession of stolen things ($5,000-$25,000), aggravated obstruction of highway, operating a vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, proper equipment required, driving roadway / laned traffic,...

Belle Chasse Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence and Video Voyeurism; Sentencing Set for February

Michael Fasullo, 42, of Belle Chasse, has pleaded guilty to Domestic Violence – First Offense – Child Presence and two counts of Video Voyeurism, on January 6, 2026, in front of Judge Kevin Conner. Fasullo is scheduled to be sentenced on February 24, 2026.

Historical Association to Hear from Whiskey, Women and War Author

Brian Altobello, World War I and II historian and author of “Whiskey, Women and War” and “Into the Shadows Furious” will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, January 6, Plaquemines Historical Association meeting. Mr.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

Now that 2025 is in our rear-view mirror, I hope you enjoyed celebrating the holidays with family and friends, got all of your shopping done in time, and are prepared for the after-Christmas and January sales.But realize that even if you took a little time off, politics didn’t.

POINT OF VIEW

A new “New Year' has arrived. 2025 will soon lie behind us, and with keen anticipation, we wonder what the next 365 days will bring.We can only hope the political temperature on all sides will cool down. Presently, the American people are being ill-served by the sickening partisanship.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I always do. A New Year always brings with it promise and uncertainty, but this coming year brings with it a greater foreboding than we have experienced in the past. The Chinese have a saying: “May you live in interesting times.