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Deadline Set For January 2026 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For January 2026 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For January 2026 Commodity Food Distribution

News Staff
Monday, December 8, 2025
Deadline for accepting applications for participation in the January 2026 Food Distribution Program is January 9, 2026. 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.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

News Staff
Monday, December 8, 2025
November 19, 2025Martin S. Mistich, 61, Jesuit Bend: manufacture/distribution of schedule II (2 counts).Delvin Rogers, 28, New Orleans: possession of marijuana (more than 14 grams).James Dale Yeager, 39, Freeport, TX: bench warrant, stalking, cyberstalking.
in the garden

in the garden

in the garden

Anna Timmerman Lsu Ac H A
Monday, December 8, 2025
Picking Citrus and Noticing Issues? Here’s What’s Going OnIf you are among the lucky few people in the state with citrus fruit to pick after last winter’s disastrous blizzard, congratulations! Statewide, 85% of citrus trees died or were severely damaged by the cold weather.
Plaquemines Community Development Group Holds 2nd Annual Christmas Festival

Plaquemines Community Development Group Holds 2nd Annual Christmas Festival

Plaquemines Community Development Group Holds 2nd Annual Christmas Festival

Justin Walton
Monday, December 8, 2025
On November 29, beginning in the morning and running fairly late into the night, the Plaquemines Community Development Group kicked off the Christmas Holiday celebrations with their second annual Christmas Fun Run, Parade, and Festival at the parish government complex in Belle Chasse.
School board members, superintendent Shelley Ritz, and Governor Landry representative Austin Badon present teachers Hannah Smith of Belle Chasse Elementary School, Kaylee Boaz of Belle Chasse Middle School, and Christina Lauricella of Belle Chasse High School with proclamations from Governor Landry recognizing them for being named teachers of the year within the school system.

School board members, superintendent Shelley Ritz, and Governor Landry representative Austin Badon present teachers Hannah Smith of Belle Chasse Elementary School, Kaylee Boaz of Belle Chasse Middle School, and Christina Lauricella of Belle Chasse High School with proclamations from Governor Landry recognizing them for being named teachers of the year within the school system.

Parish School System Teachers of the Year Presented with Proclamation from Gov. Landry

Justin Walton
Monday, December 8, 2025
During the December 4 Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) meeting, a representative of Governor Jeff Landry was in attendance to give recognition and honor to the teachers within the parish school system.
The Plaquemines Parish Schools Educator of the Year district winners from left: Tonya Redmond, Chere' Richards, Denise Cooper, Leaunta Bellock, Jeannine Danos, Celeste Taylor, Richard Duplessis, Kaylee Boaz, Hannah Smith, Christina Lauricella, and Michelle Robichaux. Photo by Brandon Xuereb

The Plaquemines Parish Schools Educator of the Year district winners from left: Tonya Redmond, Chere' Richards, Denise Cooper, Leaunta Bellock, Jeannine Danos, Celeste Taylor, Richard Duplessis, Kaylee Boaz, Hannah Smith, Christina Lauricella, and Michelle Robichaux. Photo by Brandon Xuereb

Plaquemines Parish Schools Educator of the Year Gala: A Night to Honor Educational Excellence

Emilie Adams
Monday, December 8, 2025
On November 20, 2025, the Belle Chasse Rotary Club Foundation Inc. presented the third annual Plaquemines Parish Schools Educator of the Year Gala. Held at The National WWII Museum, this prestigious celebration honors the outstanding educators and school personnel of Plaquemines Parish.
From left: District Attorney Charles J. Ballay, Clerk of Court Kim Turlich Vaughan, 1st Assistant District Attorney Sarah Ansardi Tesvich, Ante Tesvich, Chief Deputy Lon Boudreaux, and Parish President Keith Hinkley.

From left: District Attorney Charles J. Ballay, Clerk of Court Kim Turlich Vaughan, 1st Assistant District Attorney Sarah Ansardi Tesvich, Ante Tesvich, Chief Deputy Lon Boudreaux, and Parish President Keith Hinkley.

Sarah Tesvich Appointed to First Assistant District Attorney Role

Justin Walton
Monday, December 8, 2025
With the retirement of 1st Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Jerry Lobrano approaching, District Attorney Charles Ballay needed to appoint a new individual to the position.
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