News

Port Struggles With Ferry Repairs

Issues with ferry services continue to frustrate the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) DBA Louisiana Gateway Port. During the June 12 port meeting, a brief update on the ferry situation was discussed by commissioners and Executive Director Charles Tillotson.
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Plaquemines Parish Historian Roderick 'Rod' Lincoln and his wife Leslie McCutcheon Lincoln celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7th. Rod grew-up in Nairn, attended Buras High School, the son of Hays and Margie Lincoln.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

May 28, 2025Tim Terrell Anderson, 26, New Orleans: 2 fugitive warrants, narcotics in the presence of minors, possession of schedule I controlled dangerous substance, possession of schedule II.
Deadline Set For July 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For July 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline Set For July 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline for accepting applications for participation in the July 2025 Food Distribution Program is July 11, 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 mention date.

DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices Across Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is notifying residents and motorists that traffic count devices are being temporarily installed on various local roads across the state. Data collection is currently underway in several parishes, including Caddo, Sabine, St. John, St.
POINT OF VIEW

POINT OF VIEW

POINT OF VIEW

There has been strife in the Middle East as long as there has been a Middle East. Ancient empires long fought over this land to expand their empires. One of the oldest occupants along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea were Jews living in Judea.