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No Kings Protest

No Kings Protest

No Kings Protest

This past weekend the many people opposed to President Trump held protests across the nation. Organizers contend that over 2,300+ communities participated with over 3 million attendees. That's quite large, but still less than 1% of the population.
New Orleans Gets A Second Chance!

New Orleans Gets A Second Chance!

New Orleans Gets A Second Chance!

For those who do not live in the deepest of the deep southern states, you may not realize that New Orleans, the Queen City of the South, has been under siege. No, not from hurricanes. The siege has been from within. New Orleans is known as the City that Care Forgot.
New Non-Native Mayor

New Non-Native Mayor

New Non-Native Mayor

The New Orleans daily newspaper calls it a mandate. They compute about as well as they opine. The election had a 40% Turnout (60% of the Registered Voters couldn’t find a candidate worth coming out to vote for mayor) and Helena Moreno got 55%.
The Forgotten Kitchen

The Forgotten Kitchen

The Forgotten Kitchen

I pulled out of a box of cookbooks, waiting to be cataloged, here at the SoFAB Culinary Research Center at Nunez Community College. It is a spiral bound book called Cuisine a la Dixie.

Louisiana Trust Requests Help Locating Lost Cemeteries

In October 2024, the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation (LTHP) launched the Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries, a public database to increase awareness of historic cemeteries for their protection, maintenance and respect for those buried within them.

Commissioners Criticize Administration at Latest Port Meeting

Though Executive Director Charles Tillotson was absent and commissioners either deferred or withdrew every ordinance and resolution actually on the agenda, that didn’t stop the October 23 Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) from having a tense atmosphere as commissioners heavily...
Judge Lobrano and Bishop Sorondo with Pope Francis at the First Pan-American Judges' Summit at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City, June 2019.

Judge Lobrano and Bishop Sorondo with Pope Francis at the First Pan-American Judges' Summit at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City, June 2019.

Vatican Bishop to Celebrate Belle Chasse Mass in Honor of the Plaquemines CARE Center 20th Anniversary

The Plaquemines Community CARE Center will mark its 20th Anniversary with a day of reflection, gratitude, and renewed commitment to community on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Croatian House in Belle Chasse. The celebration will be catered by Drago’s.