King of the District… or Sometimes Queen

Thoughts from the Publisher
Last week, I recapped the history of governance in Plaquemines Parish and how it has evolved over time. As with most institutions, traces of prior systems still linger. One of the most enduring is the unwritten rule that a council member does not interfere in the affairs of another member’s district — a holdover from the old police jury days, when the juror was, in effect, the “King of th...

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