From Tuesday, January 23 through Thursday, January 25, Plenary Group—the company responsible for building the new Belle Chasse toll bridge—held a series of informational meetings throughout Plaquemines Parish. One of these occurred in Belle Chasse, another in Port Sulphur, and the final meeting was in Davant on the east bank.

• It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2023 President's List. Blake Leo of Belle Chasse, Erica Bridges of Belle Chasse, Mahli Hobgood of Belle Chasse, Betty Concepcion of Belle Chasse and Jessica Martin of Belle Chasse.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in partnership with Entergy Corporation, the Asset Building Coalition and Capital One, is amplifying its commitment to the financial well-being of the community through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites offering free person-to-person and virtual tax preparation services to low- to moderate- income individuals, including persons with disabilities, older adults and limited English-speaking taxpayers.

Active Parenting: Get Support and Learn New Skills Active Parenting is a six-week support and growth program where participating parents and caregivers discuss the challenges of parenting and focus on specific areas of skill and knowledge development for parents. Topics covered, among others include improving communication with your kids; helping kids build a spirit of cooperation, responsibility, courage, and healthy self-esteem; exploring different techniques of discipline; and understanding and redirecting misbehavior.

NOW THROUGH APRIL 15 VITA Offers Free Tax Help United Way of Southeast Louisiana (UWSELA), in partnership with Entergy Corporation, the Asset Building Coalition and Capital One, is amplifying its commitment to the financial wellbeing of the community through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites offering free person-to-person and virtual tax preparation services to low- to moderate-income individuals, including persons with disabilities, older adults and limited English-speaking taxpayers. There will be a VITA site at the Plaquemines Parish Community Center located at 115 Keating Drive, Belle Chasse, as well as sites in the other neighboring parishes now through April 15 on Fridays from 9 a.m.

_e Belle Chasse Garden Club would like to acknowledge the following Belle Chasse business/area and residences as recipients of Garden of the Month awards for January 2024: • Community: 112 Church Street • Civic: _e Parks of Plaquemines • Member: 601 Oak Tree Road CIVIC AWARD COMMUNITY AWARD MEMBER AWARD.

Now that we’ve had a round of freezing temperatures, our gardens are probably looking a little shabby. It is tempting to rush out there with a pair of clippers on the _rst decent sunny day post-freeze, but waiting a little bit and giving the plants a chance to recover and compartmentalize damage is best. By being patient, we give the plants a chance to show us the extent of the damage and even improve _e signs that a plant has plant health. frozen are droopy, darkened leaves, shriveling up like it has lost a lot of water, brown or purple foliage, and slimi- sliminess. Plant stems may break, crack, or peel. Often, after a plant freezes the damage continues to spread for several days and isn’t always apparent right away. All hope is not lost! Many of our more common landscape plants can tolerate an overnight freeze in the mid-twenties and above. Many come back from the roots or underground storage organs (elephant ear, ginger, bananas, plumbago, shrimp plant). Some defoliate completely, only to leaf back out again in the spring (hibiscus, lantana, orchid tree). Some of our more common seasonal bedding _owers and vegetables will go completely limp in a freeze, only to bounce back after a day or two of sunny, warm weather (pansy, cyclamen, broccoli, parsley). Giving plants a couple of days to respond to any damage will help us avoid trashing or giving up on a plant that will recover.

January 11, 2024 Angela Mae Cascio to Donna Cascio Dragoset, Donna Cascio, Donna Heinz, Trudi Cascio Alfandre, Trudi Cascio, Sidney John Cascio, James Dragoset Intervenor, Christine John Cascio Intervenor, Christine John Intervenor, Christine J Cascio Intervenor, A Cascio. $17,000.

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Sheri 4Jerry Turlich would like to give a shoutout to the Anna 4 Paws non-pro_t organization and their cooperating partners, Algiers Animal Clinic and _ree Rivers Animal Hospital, for providing PPSO K9 Vader and his handler, Detective Bryan Munch, with a canine speci_c _rst-aid kit.