Louisiana has its coldest temperatures in January and protection of citrus trees becomes important to homeowners across the state. However, it is difficult to pin point a “thresh-hold” temperature at which it becomes necessary to protect citrus trees. The biggest difficulty in making such a determination is the difference between various citrus species in cold [...]
State Senator David R. Heitmeier, O.D., right, discusses a trial period of altering the hours that the Belle Chasse bridge opens for marine traffic with Belle Chasse resident Josette Seifert. The trial period runs Dec. 15 through Jan 17. Efforts are being made to identify if altering the curfew times in which the Belle Chasse [...]
Court gives him two weeks to turn himself in… William Roe, a former Plaquemines 25th Judicial Court Judge whose recent appeal was denied by the State Supreme Court, will have to turn himself in by December 20, to serve out his sentence for three counts of theft over $500. At the hearing held on December [...]
Questions of how residents received e-mails and phone calls from several campaigns this election season—and allegations from residents that information might have come from Parish Government sources—are being addressed by the Parish Council and the Parish President’s administration. People working in the campaigns themselves have offered to make their information available in response to these [...]
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is proposing additional improvements be made to a portion of the West Bank & Vicinity and Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) levees, between English Turn and Oakville. Construction of Resilient Features would raise earthen levees and construct floodwalls to improve their resiliency and longevity of the [...]
A comment period on proposed governance changes to improve traffic flow in the operation of the Belle Chasse Bridge began on November 30, 2011, and will continue through January 31, 2012. In addition to written comments from both marine and vehicular users of the bridge, the comment period will include a trial alteration in the [...]
At last week’s meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced a shrimping closure in a portion of Louisiana offshore territorial (outside) waters on Tuesday, December 20 at sunset. The action, which characteristically takes place at this time of year, is designed to protect small white shrimp and provide the opportunity for these populations to [...]
Former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle officially pled “Guilty” before a Judge to felony and corruption charges in the ongoing case involving himself and business owner Aaron Bennett. Hingle plead before Eastern Louisiana District Judge Sara S. Vance on Wednesday, November 30. He is also said to have signed a plea agreement, which will be [...]
After two incidents in one week of physical violence—both surrounding acts of bullying—Belle Chasse Middle School parents have begun asking questions about the level of bullying occurring at the school. Being bullied is a matter of life for some students. Intimidation, hazing, harassment all fall under the banner of bullying. And the practice goes beyond [...]
A Congressional Delegation’s work has made it so Louisiana is now eligible for $389 million in additional hazard mitigation funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La), who chairs the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, praised the announcement. “I was proud to lead our delegation in efforts to push FEMA [...]
