The intense heat sticks out in Shannon Callais’ mind. Her oldest son came in from the garage to tell his mom that younger brother Avery was playing in there. When she turned towards the garage door, she remembers an orange glow and the intense heat. The Belle Chasse house on Schleif Drive was old and [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
Norris Babin Norris Babin, co-publisher of The Plaquemines Gazette was elected President of the Louisiana Press Association at its 132 Annual Convention in Marksville on May 5. Babin is also co-owner and publisher of The St. Bernard Voice succeeding E.M. Roy, a third generation editor and publisher of the paper who now serves as publisher [...]
It may be easier to take a walk in some parts of the parish. Repairs to curbs and sidewalks in Port Sulphur, Buras and Braithwaite are almost completed. The $795,000 project was funded by a Community Development Block Grant awarded through the Louisiana Recovery Authority. Damaged curbs and sidewalks were replaced in Braithwaite, and on [...]
The dates for the 2012 Louisiana spring shrimp season were announced at last week’s meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The spring shrimp season was set based on information provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists and on public comments. The opening dates for the 2012 Louisiana shrimp season are as [...]
If the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (BESE) new financial formula for school funding is passed by the legislature with the 2012-2013 state budget bill, HB 1, the district could lose $1.2 million in funding, according to Ronald White, Director of Finance for the Plaquemines Parish School System. The Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) [...]
