Moretco, Inc. – proposer of the controversial Belle Chasse Village Shopping Center – slapped a lawsuit against Plaquemines Parish, naming President Billy Nungesser and each of the parish council members as defendants. The developer’s request for the 25th Judicial District Court to issue an injunction against the parish is a result of the retroactive moratorium [...]
Commissaries around country to carry and promote Gulf seafood Customers attending the Feb. 8 commissary grand opening at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Belle Chasse were treated to the savory aromas wafting from Gulf Coast seafood cooking demonstrations. The new store is the first to feature Gulf Coast seafood instead of foreign [...]
Belle Chasse Academy seventh grader Audrey Bartz was chosen by the Military Child Education Coalition to receive a scholarship to the Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship is a scholarship for children of military parents. This contest was in honor of Bernard Curtis Brown II, who died [...]
Celebrating Arbor Day is an annual function for the Belle Chasse Garden Club and one of the many civic things they do for the community. This [...]
Some clarity on the oil spill claims process was finally made available, and the public now has until Feb. 16 to review and comment on the payout plan draft. The seven-page document, posted on www.GulfCoastClaimsFacility.com, begins by outlining the requirements for a claim to be accepted: documentation showing a connection between financial losses, physical injury [...]
Drivers in Belle Chasse may have noticed the new addition of a digital sign facing the northbound side of Highway 23, designed to alert motorists if the drawbridge is up. If the Belle Chasse Bridge is up, Highway 23 can be plagued with traffic, but the wait time can be avoided by exiting onto Woodland [...]
After a safe and successful deployment, 16 Airmen from the 159th Civil Engineering Squadron were greeted with a hero’s welcome by their friends, family and volunteers from Soldiers’ Angels at New Orleans International Airport, Jan. 28. “These men are heroes who have answered their nation’s call,” said Lt. Col. Thomas P. Sostarics, 159th Fighter Wing [...]
SPHS students Sylve and Fitte to play football at the University of Alabama and Louisiana Tech Two of South Plaquemines High School’s finest athletes have been picked up to play college football next year. Bradley Sylve will head to the University of Alabama next fall, while Beau Fitte will be bound for Louisiana Tech University. [...]
Last week, AT&T announced a $1,000 donation to the Plaquemines Parish 4-H Foundation to support the efforts to develop and execute educational programs and activities [...]
