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A public hearing on a proposed coal export terminal in Plaquemines parish drew a big crowd on Thursday. More than 150 people crowded the Belle Chasse…
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For the first 50 years of his life Donald Stokes lived happily in Braithwaite, a town of a few hundred residents in Plaquemines Parish. In 2006 he and his…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided against holding a public hearing on a coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish.Officials say there’s no new…
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Plaquemines Parish officials are partnering with the Army Corps of Engineers on a new coastal dredging initiative. The plan is to use sediment dredged…
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The federal government has canceled $5.9 million in disaster loans given to Plaquemines Parish after Hurricane Katrina.Parish President Billy Nungesser…
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Plaquemines Parish has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the eastbank of the parish, and all communities on the westbank with no levee protection.…
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Authorities in Plaquemines Parish say they are taking early precautions as Tropical Storm Karen moves northward in the Gulf of Mexico.Parish President…
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The Coast Guard says a wellhead damaged earlier this week off Plaquemines Parish has been secured.Ensign Tanner Stiehl says Wild Well Control crews…
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A public hearing on coastal management in Plaquemines Parish will be held Feb. 7.The parish Coastal Zone Management Department said the public will be…