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Budget Concerns Hang Over Council Meeting

With budget season fast approaching the Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG), it’s clear that anxieties around the state of the government’s budget are weighing down on the minds’ of parish council members.
From left to right: 2025 Orange King Keith Hinkley, Orange Blossom Mia Brown, Orange Queen Kristin Nash, and Teen Queen Emmie Gondrella. Photo by Tracy Newby

From left to right: 2025 Orange King Keith Hinkley, Orange Blossom Mia Brown, Orange Queen Kristin Nash, and Teen Queen Emmie Gondrella. Photo by Tracy Newby

79th Annual Orange Festival Queen, Teen Queen, Blossom Selected

On Saturday, September 6 the Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival completed its royalty lineup for their 79th annual event selecting Orange Queen, Teen Queen, and Blossom.

Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

September 3, 2025Suit #69985: Air Bags LLC vs. Ibrahem Sarhan - Open Account.September 4, 2025Suit #69986: Louisiana State Workforce Commission, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana State Unemployment Administration Office, Louisiana State, Dawn Bell vs. Bricor LLC - Executory Tax Assessment.
Deadline Set For October 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For October 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For October 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline for accepting applications for participation in the October 2025 Food Distribution Program is October 10, 2025. Plaquemines Parish residents who have not yet applied for or completed an APPLICATION/DECLARATION FORM OF ELIGIBILITY can do so now or before the above mentioned date.
What Has Gone Wrong?

What Has Gone Wrong?

What Has Gone Wrong?

American democracy has always been contentious. We even descended into a Civil War at one time. But we learned from that. Since that tragic and bloody event, we have learned the virtue of compromise. That has sustained us through these many years.
Attacking Crime in Louisiana!

Attacking Crime in Louisiana!

Attacking Crime in Louisiana!

President Trump is suggesting that the National Guard could be used in additional American cities besides the nation’s capital, and has included New Orleans on his list. I have no problem with this, but we need to do a lot more on our own here in Louisiana.
Nunez Community College At Work

Nunez Community College At Work

Nunez Community College At Work

As the Port of New Orleans moves forward with construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St Bernard Parish, Nunez Community College has developed a new Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS) in Maritime Operations designed to supply LIT and its future tenants with a highly...
THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

Buster Holmes was famous for his beans, especially red beans. He had a restaurant in the French Quarter on Burgundy St., and in 1980, he wrote a cookbook. Holmes was a French Quarter fixture. He was always smoking or at least holding his cigar, and he had a way with beans.