The Civil Service Commission at their January 16 meeting voted to start the entire hiring process over for the Director of Port Security and Vessels position. That process includes reviewing the job description and requirements, and re-advertising the job listing. The investigation into the hiring process for the Director of Port Administration position is still [...]
The recent closure of the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry spawned outrage from parish residents and the Plaquemines Parish Council, at the January 10 PPC meeting. The administration issued a press release on January 9 stating that Department of Transportation and Development has deemed the ferry landing unsafe and has ordered Plaquemines Parish to close it immediately. Several [...]
Future process operators from South Plaquemines and Belle Chase High Schools toured the Industrial Technology degree program at Nunez Community College earlier this month. Nunez [...]
Emotions ran high in Judge Kevin Conner’s courtroom on Thursday, December 20, as Leonard Jourdan III’s family members— hugging each other and wiping tears from their eyes—anxiously awaited to hear the results of a psychiatric evaluation that would determine whether or not Jourdan would be released on bond. He wouldn’t. Not that day or until [...]
It’s a new Plaquemines Parish since Hurricane Katrina. Populations have moved upriver, and now the 2010 census data requires the parish governing bodies to have their districts reflect this. The Plaquemines Parish School Board approved a new redistricting map at a December 17 special meeting, altering the current district lines due to population shifts and [...]
Kindergarten: Standing: Lainee Pelas, Elizabeth Grace McCarty, Jaylen Clayton, Peyton Tredinich, Hayden Schaffer, Kade Griffin Sitting: Kadence Tassin, Jaylen Ringo, Addison Brewer, Reyna Lobato, Tyler Dreaper First Grade: Standing: Bryce Curliss, Matthew Mendoza, Emily Newsom, Kaleb Wallace, Alain Giutierrez, Landon Mack, Kneeling Front: Baiden Dove, Drake Breland, Elle Graves, Max Durel, Austin LaRoche Second Grade: Standing: [...]
John Panepinto won 2nd Place in the Run for the Oranges for his age group. His daughter, Emree Panepinto, won 1st place for nine and [...]
Some of the members of the Belle Chasse Academy girls’ basketball team stayed at the New Orleans Arena after their games against Trafton Academy and St. Joseph to watch the Hornets play. Pictured are: 1st Row – Kayla Rodgers, Carmen Dunning, Jessica Heard, and Saleia Porter; 2nd Row – Coach Alton Heard, Alaan West, Tyesha [...]
On Saturday, November 17, 2012 Our Lady of Perpetual Help CYO in Belle Chasse went to Ozanam Inn, a homeless shelter for men in New Orleans. We all lended a helping hand at the shelter by assisting the workers in their daily chores. The CYO split up into groups, the girls folded linens and pajamas [...]
It’s been nearly two years since the parish switched over from a volunteer fire department to a paid department, as part of a concentrated effort to lower fire ratings throughout the parish. There are seven fire districts in Plaquemines Parish. The Property Insurance Association of Louisiana grades various fire protection districts on a 1 to [...]
