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Coast Guard Urging Mariners to Be Prepared for 2025 Hurricane Season

Hurricanes · Belle Chasse

Coast Guard Urging Mariners to Be Prepared for 2025 Hurricane Season

The Coast Guard reminds mariners and residents of the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the peak occurring between mid-August and late October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center anticipates an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year. Forecasters predict a ...See the Story

Deadline Set For July 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse

Deadline Set For July 2025 Commodity Food Distribution

Deadline for accepting applications for participation in the July 2025 Food Distribution Program is July 11, 2025. 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 mention date. All applications received after the deadline will not be processed for the upcoming July 2025 distribution. Commodity applications are available at ALL Parish Council …Read Article

DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices Across Louisiana

Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse

DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices Across Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is notifying residents and motorists that traffic count devices are being temporarily installed on various local roads across the state. Data collection is currently underway in several parishes, including Caddo, Sabine, St. John, St. Martin and Red River.Read Article

Sino Returns from Lung Transplant to Host 11th Annual Road March

On Memorial Day, May 26, retired army veteran and Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office (PPSO) corrections officer Donald Sino hosted his 11th annual “Road March,” which saw a procession of cars drive from Harvey, cut through the Westbank, and ended with Sino and the cars crossing over the new Belle Chasse Bridge.Veterans · Belle Chasse Read Article

Council Hears Update on Citrus Industry Challenges

During the May 22 Plaquemines Parish council meeting, parish government officials held a discussion on the current condition of the citrus industry in the parish. Inviting LSU AG Center citrus specialist and Plaquemines agent Anna Timmerman to speak on this issue, she explained that the main problem currently impacting citrus trees in the parish is something known as “Citrus Greening.”Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Port Increases Salary for Director of Communications

Commissioners for the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District (PPHTD) approved an ordinance that will significantly raise the salary of Director of Communications Angelina Vicknair. Currently, Vicknair is paid around $92,000 a year; after the raise, which consists of two 9 percent raises, Vicknair will be paid just around $110,000.Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Construction of Marine Corps' Ancillary Surface Craft to begin this summer

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Contractors Birdon and C&C Marine and Repair are set to begin production of two prototype vessels designed to carry gear and personnel and perform beach landings under a contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory linked to the service's Landing Ship Medium and interim bridging solution efforts. According to a Birdon announcement, the two Ancillary Surface Craft will inform future landing craft capabilities, tactics and procedures unde…Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse See the Story

PPG Looks To Increase Water Grades Through Steady Improvements

On May 7, the various water districts throughout Plaquemines Parish received their 2024 evaluation from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). And as noted in the article announcing those grades, the parish water system ranked very low compared to other, similar parishes—with the Belle Chasse Water District getting a D grade, the Dalcour Water District getting a C grade, the Port Sulphur Water District getting a F grade, and the Pointe a la H…Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Plaquemines Parish community mourning loss of board member, former principal

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Jemi Carlone was the director of System Relations & Educator Development and former principal at Belle Chasse High School and played also a softball player at Northwestern State University.Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

LDH Releases 2024 Water Grades For State Water Districts

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) recently published their evaluation of the various water systems throughout the state of Louisiana for 2024. And when compared to the previous year’s evaluations, the drinking water systems within Plaquemines Parish—Belle Chasse, Dalcour, Pointe a La Hache, and Port Sulphur—also saw their scores increase. However, this general across the board increase does not mean that the parish water system received g…Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

Council Has Tense Argument Over East Bank Water System

During the May 8 Plaquemines Parish Government (PPG), there was a major blow-up between council members over an ordinance that would have appropriated “$7.5 million to be spent over 5 years” for East Banks Water Projects had it passed. However, after a long argument over this ordinance—which saw council members become incredibly frustrated, yell at one another, and make claims of unfair treatment—it was deferred to the next May meeting.Belle Chasse · Belle Chasse Read Article

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