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Residents should expect bursts of heavy rainfall, with Homeland Security officials warning that the worst-case scenario could ...
Officials warn that people in Plaquemines Parish could get about 8 inches of rain between now and Sunday.WDSU Reporter Shay O ...
Mark Hunter Jr., 24, was denied bond at a hearing to determine the threat he poses to the community, following his arrest for allegedly striking a New Orleans police officer and Orleans Parish deputy ...
According to parish officials, the outage will start at 8 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Heads up for ...
It’s not the first time Plaquemines has been in this predicament. During the oil downturn in 2015, they downsized parish government by nearly half, cutting 300 of their 800 staff members.
BELLE CHASSE, La. — Since 1851, more storms have hit Plaquemines Parish than any other parish in Louisiana. “We don’t look forward to this time of year,” says Plaquemines Parish President ...
The fight between the state and Plaquemines Parish over a key project in the state’s 50-year coastal master plan is escalating, with the board that oversees the state’s coastal restoration ...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Voters in Plaquemines parish will be asked to implement three new proposed millages. The addition of these millages will designate funding sources for the parish's ...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WVUE) - After months of battling the intrusion of saltwater, drinking water advisories in the hardest hit areas of Plaquemines Parish were lifted on Wed., Oct. 18.
The Army Corps of Engineers finalized an agreement Thursday with Plaquemines Parish for $1.5 billion in upgrades to nearly 60 miles of levees, including 20 miles of a parish-built levee ...
Plaquemines Parish Councilmember Mark Cognevich told Verite News that his constituents are still complaining about salty water coming out of their taps and that citizen-administered tests are showing ...