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. The program and associated books are provided free to all Plaquemines Parish residents and are offered on an ongoing basis, throughout the year.

Gardeners, it’s time to keep an eye on the lows heading into next week. While it’s still early, the models are starting to point towards some overnight lows around the 30-32°F range for Monday and Tuesday. _ough we live in a subtropical climate, a freeze usually does a number on some of our plants. _ere is usually a few degrees of variability here on the south shore depending on how warm the lake is, the prevailing wind direction, and the urban heat island eect, which creates some passive heat in areas with dense development. Luckily, I’m not seeing projected lows staying below freezing during the daytime, meaning that we’re looking at a situation where there’s a few hours below freezing both nights, versus the more destructive deep freeze situation we had last winter where it was a true hard frost for three days straight.

January 8, 2024 West Sub., Lot 45a. Chad Michael Schexnider, Kathy Harper Schexnider, Kathy Harper to Tommy J Kling.

_e Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) has o ially re-entered into a tentative partnership with APM Terminals (APMT), one of the largest international terminal operators and a subsidiary of AP Moller-Maersk, to pursue the development of a proposed container terminal in the parish.

_e Plaquemines Parish Sheri's O e (PPSO) will host 'Coee with a Cop' on Tuesday, January 30, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

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_e legal challenges against the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) diversion project in Plaquemines Parish continues to mount. Despite recently having a string of rulings go their way in a lawsuit with the Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG), the CPRA diversion project now faces a new federal lawsuit (_led on January 11) from local commercial _shermen and a California based environmental organization known as the Earth Island Institute.

Lead Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) attorney Rennie Buras gave an update on the lawsuit against the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) over their Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project.

_e Belle Chasse YMCA is ringing in the New Year with our newly appointed Executive Director Dana Wattigney. Dana and her family are active in the Belle Chasse community. After studying Communications at Louisiana State University, Wattigney has spent her professional career in a variety of industries that will come together in her new role as Executive Director. She works closely with New Orleans Mom and Louisiana Kids to provide local parenting support and resources, and is excited to bring new, fun, family orientated events to our YMCA. “My family and I are thrilled to be part of the Y family,” re_ected Wattigney. “In my role as the Belle Chasse YMCA leader, I look forward to engaging with our community.”

Monica Wertz is a hometown girl who was one of the best school principals in Louisiana. Based on Parish loyalty and experience, she was a mentor, an encourager, and a producer of outstanding youth in our school system.