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). [...]

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 [...]

The Plaquemines Parish School Board met on May 2 at Belle Chasse Middle School, where the Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the newly opened wing. The School Board also recognized the achievements of several student artists, and presented the Teacher of the Year awards for the parish. Ribbon Cutting: On May [...]

On Saturday, April 30th, thousands of folks passed a good time “down the road” at Fort Jackson in Buras, La., for the Buras Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Crawfish Boil-Off. The annual crawfish boil is a charitable event sponsored by the BVFD, to raise funds for the department’s improvement projects. While providing an entertaining event for [...]

Mississippi River Bank President and CEO Michael M. Bush is aiding the push for a Louisiana Bicentennial Celebration funded by the people of Louisiana. The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission is part of Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne’s office, and their goal is to honor Louisiana’s 200 years of statehood in 2012 with a series of events showcasing [...]

Eastern Tie-in nears June 1 deadline The Army Corps of Engineers’ Eastern Tie-in project, which is part of the overall Westbank Vicinity Project (WBV), will cut across Belle Chasse Highway (Hwy 23) to connect the Corps’ updated system with the existing Mississippi River Levee. Problem is, where the flood-wall’s swing gates cut across Highway 23, [...]

Key Influencer flight lands teacher once in a lifetime opportunity. Kelly DiMarco has been a teacher in the Plaquemines School System for 15 years. On any given day she works as the Safe Schools CTE-Coordinator, attends school board meetings, and works with the parish youth in innumerable other ways. On May 4, Kelly DiMarco donned [...]

Fourth grade students at Belle Chasse Primary recently had the opportunity to mine for gems and minerals in a Mobile Mine.  Eager “rock stars” sifted through sand and soil to find amethyst, garnet, quartz and even gold…fool’s gold (pyrite). After admiring their “stash,” the lessons continued in the classroom with the identification and classification of [...]

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 [...]