Jalen Brown Leaving Port Due To U.S. Army Deployment

At the July 24 Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) meeting, Executive Director Charles Tillotson announced that Director of Security and Vessels Jalen Brown will be leaving the port in the very near future. The reason for this, Tillotson explained, is that Brown is a member of the U.

'For The First Time In A Long Time, We Feel Heard,' CPRA Terminates Diversion Project After Decade Long Fight

On Thursday, July 17, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced that the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) was officially terminated and the state agency would pursue a much smaller diversion project at Myrtle Grove.