A 90th birthday celebration was recently held for Carolyn “Kelly” Sapp. Four generations of friends and family gathered at the Boothville-Venice Fire Department on Saturday, [...]
Eve Troeh, left, a reporter for Marketplace-Los Angeles which airs on NPR, displays her first ever redfish which she landed while fishing in Buras. The trip was arranged by Susan Gros – Reel Louisiana Adventures, to give Troeh a “true picture” of our world class fishing, post oil spill. Troeh interviewed Gros along with Capt. [...]
The ConocoPhillips Alliance Refinery celebrated its recent certification as a Star Worksite by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as part of its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) at a ceremony held recently at the refinery. The VPP Star flag was raised over the refinery immediately following the ceremony. “I am proud of our employees’ [...]
The recent Plaquemines Parish School Board meeting in Port Sulphur covered a variety of topics, including contracts and calendars for the next school year, a presentation from Belle Chasse High School’s Team 107, and updates for the Board’s computer system. Recognizing Excellence Boothville-Venice Elementary was recognized for the achievement, recently named as one of thirty-five [...]
The Louisiana Air National Guard recognized approximately 40 Airmen from the 214th Engineering Installation Squadron who proudly stood amongst their friends and family members during a deployment ceremony held at Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, April 2. The Airmen will deploy in numerous iterations to Qatar and Afghanistan starting in early April [...]
Louisiana Pageant to be held July 2, at the beautiful Hilton Towers in Lafayette. The National American Miss pageants are held for girls ages 4 [...]
On March 9, the Phoenix Spartan Boys Basketball team made their third appearance in the Final Four (Top 28) state tournament. The Spartans were unsuccessful at their attempt to capture a state championship by losing to Pleasant Hill High School. But overall it was a great experience for the young Spartans after having a below [...]
Coach Rory Hollier of South Plaquemines High School was arrested, following accusations of sexually explicit crimes involving juveniles, and will appear in court for those charges. Hollier, a former president of the Louisiana High School Coaches Association, was a coach and a boy’s physical education teacher at South Plaquemines High School in Port Sulphur. That [...]
The Office of the Parish President confirmed they have received a subpoena from federal investigators via a press release. No official disclosures have been made on the contents of the subpoena. However, the investigation stems from an audit and prior requests for contracts or any supporting documents detailing contractors on FEMA projects. Specifically for the [...]
Buras area voters went to the polls this weekend for the Justice of the Peace Ward 10 election. The race between four candidates ended in a runoff, which will be held on April 30. With 78 votes, David McGaha (R) took 47.56 percent of the race. Lynn D. Porter (D) garnered 37.2 percent with 61 [...]
