Jess Fraizo, a UNO student and film maker originally from Davant, premiered her short film Aftermath at NOCCA Riverfront before a collection of movie-goers and family friends from the parish. At the premier held on October 21, Fraizo—along with writing collaborator, editor and everything else on the film Trent Gillham—greeted the guests as they walked [...]
On October 27, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division confiscated “Mojo” and other synthetic marijuana like products from seven local stores, after receiving reports that the items were still available to purchase. The search and seizure stems from updates adopted into Louisiana House Bill No. 12 in this past legislative session. That ban targeted [...]
Two cousins—Ben Swartz and Jon Detweiler, both of Ohio—spend several months on a journey that ended this week. The pair went over 2,000 miles by canoe to raise money for the African-based IRIS Ministries, bringing more than $20,000 to support IRIS’s orphans and mission. Swartz and Detweiler, ages 21 and 22 respectively, set off on [...]
In the recent months, Entergy Louisiana has been working with local government officials and residents to find a route for their proposed second transmission line to run through Plaquemines Parish. On October 20, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner for District 1 Eric Skrmetta met with residents for one of the commissioner’s pre-scheduled town hall meetings, which [...]
In frustration over the delays facing several FEMA related projects for District 6, Councilman Burghart Turner requested that the Council imbue him with the right to advocate personally for the stalled programs. The projects Turner is seeking to see through to completion are the Port Sulphur Library, a planned tennis court and the Diamond Pavilion. [...]
One of the most highly debated, contested and emotionally charged races in Plaquemines Parish came to an end with the October 22 election, and the Parish Seat will remain in Pointe-a-la-Hache. Along with that vote, the residents of Plaquemines voted not to implement the amended Parish Charter and all of its changes. Seat The nearly [...]
In an election as well publicized as the 2011 Sheriff’s race, where so many were vying for a position that has been known to go on for terms and terms, it was hard for many to envision a clear winner. So it is not surprising that one of the most hyped votes in the Parish [...]
October 29 is the scheduled, nationwide effort by the DEA and local law enforcement agencies to properly collect unused, forgotten or bad prescription drugs for disposal. While many prescription medications are consumed during the normal course of treatment, those seemingly innocuous pills can pile up in medicine cabinets for months or years. And those medications, [...]
In 2011, Plaquemines Parish continued to leap forward, jumping from it’s eleventh place spot in 2010 to fifth overall for the entire state. Plaquemines Parish overall performance ranked it fifth in the state with a score of 110.8 for the collective school system, a jump of 6.7 points from 2010. And in 2011, five of [...]
Underground, unused diesel tanks on the stretch of Highway 11 land, damaged further in Tropical Storm Lee, have been spilling their contents out and their toxins are seeping up. Now, the substances are spreading to neighboring properties. But the potential cost of the tanks removal, as well as the damage the contents have caused, forced [...]
