Boothville_ Venice Elementary School’s Jr. Beta Club competed in the State Elementary and Junior Conventions in February 2023 and placed in several competitions. _e winners will be competing in the National Beta Convention in Louisville, _Kentucky, which will be held on June 23-26.

Perfect! _is is exactly what Plaquemines Parish_needs to move forward. “_is processing plant, operated by the AmeriPure company- Wild Reef Seafood, processes, shucks, packages, and ships oysters caught in the Gulf of Mexico. _e new state of the art facility will be providing a more direct route to the New Orleans restaurant market for Gulf, and specically Plaquemines harvested oysters,” according to _e Plaquemines Gazette.

Whenever a major public event takes place in the news, there always seems to be a Louisiana connection. _e initial shot that began the Civil War was red at Ft.

In all newspapers, there is an opinion or editorial page where readers are encouraged to express their thoughts. In addition to articles from our regular columnists and an occasional editorial written by one of our publishers, _e Plaquemines Gazette accepts letters from the public addressed to the editor.

_e new Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG) council has been in ofce for a little over three months at this point, and in their time, much of the open con ct that used to dene council meetings in previous parish governments has disappeared. Under former governments, long contentious arguments over ordinances, resolutions, and maintenance work being performed throughout the parish were the norm—and typically resulted in hostile attitudes within PPG. _at old way of operating has given way to a much more cooperative spirit with this new council and administration.

A well known gure of the Plaquemines Parish restaurant scene, owner and operator of the legendary restaurant Tom’s Place, _omas G. Morovich Sr. passed away at the age of 84 years at his Walker, Louisiana home on _ursday, March 30.

A press release sent out by the United States Census Bureau on March 30 detailing population shifts throughout the country based on 2021 to the 2022 census numbers. In their study, they found that Plaquemines Parish ranked as the 4th highest county in terms of percentage population loss.

District Attorney Charles J. Ballay invites Plaquemines Parish senior citizens to attend the 13th Annual Senior Citizens Day on Wednesday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Port Sulphur Community Center located at 2278 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur. This day of fun will include food, bingo and information for senior citizens. Please call Victoria May at 504.934.6631 for details.

The American Legion Post 329 of Belle Chasse and District Attorney Charles Ballay partnered to bring 25 Easter Baskets to kids throughout Plaquemines Parish. Every year, Bryan and Sheryl Ruiz volunteer to help organize and prepare the baskets that will be given out.

March 22, 2023 Kelsey Nicole Matherne, 30, Empire: fugitive warrant. Leslie James Wyre, 37, Baker: disturbing the peace, obstruction of justice, aggravated assault with a firearm.