There are few things more maddening than blindly stumbling into a pile of fire ants in the garden by accident. There’s also a few garden topics with more myths and old wives’ tales about how to deal with this problem than fire ant control.

The Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) council denied two Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) requests from Stolthaven — a global company that operates a bulk storage terminal in Braithwaite—at their May 25 meeting. This may be viewed as a rather unexpected move for this council as it has repeatedly emphasized the need to be business-friendly, helping to facilitate development in whatever way the local government can.

The Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) continued to move through the process of developing the proposed container terminal, unanimously approving a resolution to address pertinent permitting questions at their May 25 meeting.

The federal and state government, working in tandem with one another, have secured funding for the initial phases of the Ironton Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church’s demolition and rebuilding. According to the church pastor Reverend Dr. Haywood Johnson Jr., multiple federal and state agencies worked together to help begin the work of rebuilding the church after it was destroyed in Hurricane Ida back in August 2021.

On Wednesday, May 17, a federal civil jury found that Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office (PPSO) and several deputies (primarily deputy Corbett Reddoch) violated the civil rights of Belle Chasse attorney Michael Ray Holmes in his 2018 arrest. As a result of this lawsuit, Holmes is set to be awarded around $122,700 for costs related to damages, pain and suffering, medical bills, and criminal defense. If no appeal is filed in this case, the money will be paid for by PPSO sheriff Jerry Turlich’s office.

Plaquemines Parish Library has been putting on a Summer Reading program for over 40 years to combat summer learning loss (also known as the “summer slide”), the library staff always endeavor to develop a love of reading in children, and help struggling readers catch up before the next school year. So, with that thought in mind, we are tremendously excited to announce the 2023 Summer Reading Program theme, 'All Together Now'!

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Belle Chasse High School senior athletes Nya St. Cyr and Caleb Andrews were recognized at both the Westbank Quarterback Club and Belle Chasse High School as Female and Male 'Athletes of the Year' for 2023 and then signed their letters of intent within the last two weeks.

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_e Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division will be participating in “Safe Boating Week” from May 20-26, which signi s the beginning of the spring and summer boating season. LDWF will again be reminding all boaters to be safe, responsible and knowledgeable while on the water during this safe boating week.