Students from Belle Chasse Middle School learned about the judicial system by staging a mock trial involving a fictitious character, Harry Potter bringing drugs on school grounds. The trials, which took place in a real courtroom, placed students in the shoes of the defendant, defense attorneys, prosecutor, witnesses, victim, bailiff, court reporter and jurors. Presiding [...]
Entergy’s Customer Service Centers are receiving numerous inquiries from customers concerning a scam that claims the president of the United States is allowing credits or applying payments to customers’ utility bills. The scams have occurred in Louisiana, but customer accounts in Texas have been affected. The company has taken action to protect those customers, interrupt [...]
“Dream Big, Read!,” is the theme this summer at Plaquemines Parish Public Libraries. Children will explore the world of imagination, dreams and goals through stories, [...]
The World War II Museum “A Team” will be guest speakers at the Tuesday, June 5, Plaquemines Parish Historical Association meeting at the Belle Chasse American Legion Hall, 103 Hunt Street. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and the public is invited. The “A Team” recognizes, commemorates and celebrates the American Spirit of optimism, teamwork,courage [...]
By Jessica Gonzalez jessica@plaqueminesgazette.com Over a hundred 3rd through 6th grade South Plaquemines Elementary students who scored above the “basic” category on this year’s LEAP test were rewarded by teachers with a field day celebration May 23 on the football field. Students took turns at the various stations which included a slip and slide, a [...]
After six years of delays, the Doullut Canal Bridge on Highway 11 opened May 7 and Empire residents couldn’t be happier. Ann Griffice has lived in Empire her whole life and says that the bridge is more than just another completed highway project— it’s a symbol of unity in the town that is no longer [...]
Hugh and Mildred Sanders wore matching shirts to the festival. Having fun as a group: Anna Davis, Nicole Evans, Zachary Davis, Kael Davis, Jackson Ballay, Lucas Ballay, and Trey Evans. Croatian women Lipa Cibilic, Jane Tesvich, and Mary Taliancich hard at work preparing oysters for the grill at the Croation American Society tent. Joseph Piqcun [...]
The Plaquemines Parish School District was awarded a $1.2 million literacy grant which will be doled out over the next five years, said Alberta Cousson, Director of Secondary Education and Instructional Technology for the Plaquemines Parish School System at the May 7 PPSB meeting. The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant (SRCL) is funded through the [...]
After over a month of threats of a mandamus against President Billy Nungesser for not putting a trailer at the parish seat of Pointe-a-la-Hache, the PPC finally got the answer they wanted to hear at the May 10 council meeting. “We will move the trailer,” Nungesser affirmed. “The reason we didn’t want to move it [...]
Although the contract was scheduled to be signed on Wednesday, May 16, the council deferred a resolution that approves the project partnership agreement between Plaquemines Parish, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State for Westbank levee construction from Oakville to St. Jude, and levee repairs from St. Jude to Venice. Without council approval, [...]
