Edwin “Duffy” LaVigne, a Port Sulphur native, former councilman, and active community member, passed away at the age of 92, on February 13. LaVigne will [...]

Highway 23 travelers in and out of Plaquemines Parish have endured their share of traffic woes over the past several years with promises of improvement seemingly a distant dream. Installation of floodgates across LA Hwy 23 at Oakville has caused traffic slowdowns for over a year now and floodgates installed at either side of the [...]

An ordinance approving a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between Plaquemines Parish Government and the Sheriff’s, to create the position of a zoning and permits enforcement officer, was deferred after a heated exchange between District 9 Councilwoman Marla Cooper and District 7 Councilman Jeff Edgecombe, who offered the legislation. The legislation had been previously deferred and carried [...]

The administration announced at the Feb. 14 council meeting that Tesvich Enterprises. has been selected as the contractor to complete the temporary repairs needed to get the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry operational for light traffic. Director of Public Works Byron Williams made the announcement on behalf of Parish President Billy Nungesser, who was not in attendance. According [...]

The 2013 Plaquemines Parish Students of the Year were honored at the February 4 School Board meeting. Fifth, eighth, and twelfth grade Students of the Year from the five Plaquemines Parish schools competed on December 11, at the Woodland Central Office for the parish titles. The 2013 Parishwide Students of the Year are Peyton Pipher, [...]

When it comes implementing the new State-mandated curriculum— intended to get students college- and career-ready—Plaquemines Parish School District says the changes are daunting but they are ahead of the curve in preparing for them. All public schools in the state are required to fully switch over to Common Core Standards for the 2013 – 2014 [...]

On February 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., a hearing will be held at the Belle Chasse Auditorium as part of the Environmental Assessment to replace the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel. This important step of the Environmental Assessment is to obtain comments from the public on which of three alternatives varying in height they [...]

After the Parish President Billy Nungesser closed the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry landing per a State Department of Transportation order, Eastbank residents and the council have been outraged at the sudden move. District 1 Representative P.V. Griffin says that the 7-day bid process for a construction firm is wrapping up and once the firm is selected, he [...]

Due to legislation passed in July of 2012—the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act— there will be major changes coming to the National Flood Insurance Program in 2014, with changes for business owners coming into effect August of 2013: federal subsidized flood insurance will end, homeowners who rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina will no longer [...]

“We should be able to get the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry landing open to light traffic within 1 to 2 weeks,” said Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser during his January 23 State of the Parish Address at Bayou Barriere Golf Club. Speaking to the charges from residents and councilmen at the January 10 PPC meeting that the [...]