Plaquemines Parish Suits Filed

May 28, 2026Suit #70615: Carl E. Mayo vs. Tyler May - Restraining Order.Suit #70616: LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert Cullum - Breach of Contract.Suit #70617: Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Stacie Sylve - Breach of Contract.Suit #70618: Vanderbilt Mortgage And Finance Inc. vs.

Plaquemines Parish Arrest Reports

May 27, 2026Christa Angelie Bartholomew, 23, Buras: bench warrant.Charles Gilly, 28, Metairie: 2 fugitive warrants.Carlos Manuel Torres, 39, Belle Chasse: 3 bench warrants, fugitive warrant, speeding (**-50 mph in a 40-mph zone).Timothy Paul Cheramie Jr.

Deadline Set For July 2026 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline for accepting applications for participation in the July 2026 Food Distribution Program is July 10, 2026. Plaquemines Parish residents who have not yet applied for or completed an APPLICATION/ DECLARATION FORM OF ELIGIBILITY can do so now or before the above mentioned date.

PEACE & JUSTICE

June has always been my special month to read extensively. No how-to, general information, politics, or any other type of practical knowledge reading. It’s always been fiction.

FROM A RECOVERING POLITICIAN

How many Founding Fathers can you name?How many signers are there on the Declaration of Independence?Share your Answers by writing a Letter to the Editor. Google’s responses to the questions are not eligible.What’s Decoration Day?

POINT OF VIEW

I was fortunate in my History training to be mentored by Steven Ambrose, Warren Billings, George Windel, Joseph Logsden, and a host of other University of New Orleans historians. They demanded careful research and rigid adherence to standards when composing history.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

New boxes of books are constantly coming to the So-FAB Research Center at Nunez Community College. This week, working with our new intern, I uncovered a charming book from 1909. It is called 365 Orange Recipes: An Orange Recipe for Every Day of the Year.

CORONER'S CORNER

Ebola is a contagious disease (in the hemorrhagic fever group) caused by a virus that occurs in sub-Saharan Africa and is transmitted from animals to humans and from human to human by body fluids. The Ebola virus can persist in the body even after an apparent cure.

Are Louisiana Voters Being Asked to Consider Too Many Constitutional Amendments?

Voter rejection of constitutional amendments, including one that would have freed up money for teacher pay raises, complicated this spring’s legislative session and raised questions about whether the public is being asked to vote on too many amendments that are hard to understand, lawmakers said...

in the garden

Preparing Gardens and Landscaping for Hurricane SeasonWe all hate to even think about it, but June 1st has come and gone, marking the beginning of hurricane season.