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P.A.W.S. Deaux Deaux

Oct 11th, 2011 | By
P.A.W.S. Deaux Deaux

Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) held their 2nd Annual Gala and Auction on Friday, September 30 at Generations Hall in New Orleans. Special guests included [...]



Sep 12th, 2011 | By

HORNADY BULLETS Many of YOU have a weird relationship with your guns. We get a new gun and the wife is on the couch and [...]



Agents still seeking leads into Bald Eagle killings

Aug 3rd, 2011 | By

 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Office of Law Enforcement special agents continue to [...]



NOLA offers neighboring parishes travel incentives

Jul 27th, 2011 | By

Travel business has taken a hit over the last few years. The standard summer vacation was downgraded vastly for the American public from discovering the [...]



Five generations of Castoe Family

Jul 22nd, 2011 | By
Five generations of Castoe Family

Gladys Preast Castoe has been a lifelong resident of Nairn, LA, and her most treasured memories are those that she has shared over these five [...]



Orange Fest. donates cookbooks

May 25th, 2011 | By
Orange Fest. donates cookbooks

The Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival Association donated cookbooks to Cafe Hope earlier this month.   Kim Turlich-Vaughan, President, Karen Leonard, Director and Wanda [...]



FORE! Benefit for Little Mike

May 17th, 2011 | By
FORE! Benefit for Little Mike

On May 28, a benefit golf tournament will be held for Mike Reason Jr., a seven-year-old who was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Giloma (DIPG). [...]



2011 Plaq. Parish Seafood Fest.

May 11th, 2011 | By

Well, it’s that magical time of year again Plaquemines. Those few shorts weeks of Spring before the sweltering Summer days arrive also signals the beginning [...]



Balliviero’s gardens receive award from Louisiana Horticulture Society

May 4th, 2011 | By
Balliviero’s gardens receive award from Louisiana Horticulture Society

Glenda and Norman Balliviero, former residents of Belle Chasse, were again honored by a Louisiana horticulture society. They were the recipients of the 2011 Medallions [...]



CASA volunteers attend CASA conference

Apr 20th, 2011 | By
CASA volunteers attend CASA conference

Five Plaquemines Parish CASA’s (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and one staff member recently attended the National CASA Conference in Chicago. While CASA of Plaquemines Parish [...]