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Plaquemines and NAS gather at Medal of Honor Park

Jun 10th, 2013 | By
Plaquemines and NAS gather at Medal of Honor Park

As Memorial Day neared, numerous military members, Plaquemines residents, veterans and local leaders gathered to show their appreciation for those who sacrificed their lives in [...]



Six BCHS graduates complete PharmTech certification

Jun 3rd, 2013 | By
Six BCHS graduates complete PharmTech certification

    Plaquemines Parish School Board is proud to announce six of their graduates have successfully completed the pharmacy technician certification.  The pharmacy technician program [...]



Ironton church re-opens after Isaac

May 13th, 2013 | By
Ironton church re-opens after Isaac

For the last nine months, the small community of Ironton has been feverishly working to come back from Hurricane Isaac’s devastation, and on May 5, [...]



Catholic Charities offering job training in South Plaq.

Apr 8th, 2013 | By

It’s been three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill knocked the wind out of the commercial fishing industry in Plaquemines Parish. As local fishermen [...]



Port Sulphur Library back with new technology

Mar 25th, 2013 | By
Port Sulphur Library back with new technology

For the first time since Hurricane Isaac, the Port Sulphur Library opened its doors last week and the small facility is now equipped with some [...]



Former Braithwaite residents working to help Plaquemines cats

Mar 18th, 2013 | By
Former Braithwaite residents working to help Plaquemines cats

For nearly eight years, Ramona Billot and Robert Sanders have been using their non-profit organization, PCats, to help control the feral cat population in Plaquemines [...]



FEMA holds “Idea” town halls

Mar 18th, 2013 | By
FEMA holds “Idea” town halls

Last week, the parish held four National Disaster Recovery Framework stakeholders meetings at various locations around the parish. The premise of the informal public sessions [...]



Prom of Champions: BC teen collects 76 prom dresses for Children’s Hospital

Mar 5th, 2013 | By
Prom of Champions: BC teen collects 76 prom dresses for Children’s Hospital

With prom season right around the corner, one local Belle Chasse resident finds herself consumed by “the dress.” Seventeen-year-old Brooke Michelle Rosser will not only [...]



Edwin Walter “Duffy” LaVigne 1920 – 2013

Feb 26th, 2013 | By
Edwin Walter “Duffy” LaVigne 1920 – 2013

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 [...]



Future Operators tour Nunez PTEC Plant

Dec 25th, 2012 | By
Future Operators tour Nunez PTEC Plant

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 [...]