POINT OF VIEW

In August of 2005, residents of St. Bernard had no idea whatwasinstoreforthem. HurricaneKatrinawasaCategory 3 storm headed for the Florida panhandle. No worries. Or, so we thought.Within days, the National Weather Service changed that forecast to a Category 5 headed right for Southeast Louisiana.

PEACE & JUSTICE

A Pulitzer Prize nominee, one of Louisiana’s best and brightest, was honored this week in Baton Rouge at the Old State Capitol. His name was Stanley Nelson, and he was a journalistic giant in rooting out the Ku Klux Klan activity in Louisiana.

Not Your Parents' Democratic Party

Registered as a Democrat when Louisiana lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in 1969 and years later, elected twice to the state House of Representatives in the 1980s in majority Black districts as a Democrat.

Like the Kids Say, “Delulu is the Solulu”

It’s a Gen Z phrase meaning “delusion is the solution.” It playfully suggests that radical optimism, overconfidence, and even a touch of self-deception can be the key to getting through life’s challenges.Plaquemines Port Executive Director Charles Tillotson seems to have taken that mantra to heart.

in the garden

Refreshing Garden Beds for Fall PlantingWe are getting to the point where it’s safe to say cooler weather has arrived. It’s time to get out into the yard and start preparing tired, crispy garden beds for our best gardening season.

St. Patrick's Catholic Church Holds Memorial Mass for Longtime Port Sulphur Pastor

In the late afternoon of Wednesday, October 29, the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Port Sulphur held a Memorial Mass to commemorate the life of the late Father Gerard Stapleton. He had served as the pastor at St.

in the garden

Gardeners across the region are reporting odd behavior in some types of fruit trees that they are growing.