LDWF Agents Cite Commercial Fisherman For Shrimping During A Closed Season In St. Bernard Parish

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a subject for an alleged commercial shrimping violation in St. Bernard Parish on Aug. 7.Agents cited Phuc Tran, 54, of Empire, for the using skimmer nets during a closed shrimping season.Agents were on patrol on Aug.

SBSO Still Searching For Missing Arabi Teen

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a teen who has possibly run away and was reported missing by her mother, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.Bella M. Boyd, 16, was last seen by her mother at their home on Community Street in Arabi.

POINT OF VIEW

The Fall session of classes will soon begin at Nunez Community College. It is important to remember that Nunez is a blended institution. It teaches a full assortment of academic classes along with a great host of technical degrees and certificates.

Mid-Barataria Controversy Continues

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project was Louisiana’s largest-ever coastal restoration initiative, designed to funnel up to 75,000 cubic feet per second of sediment-rich water from the Mississippi River into the Barataria Basin to rebuild wetlands - aiming to restore over 20+ square miles of...

CALLING IT HOME

You cannot count to twenty on two hands unless you double back on them. Doubling back is a potential but not a way to grow anew. Two decades have passed since Katrina and that is enough time to birth, raise, educate, and finish a whole new adult.

in the garden

in theThis week's edition was written by Dominique Seibert of Louisiana Sea Grant Each year Louisiana Sea Grant, along with the 4-H programs in St. Bernard and Plaquemines, host Marsh Dawgs Youth Camp. This past May, Marsh Dawgs completed its sixth year, reaching over 70 local students.

THE FORGOTTEN KITCHEN

I am an opera fan. My grandmother, my Nana, came to New Orleans from Palermo. She was 18 years old. She grew up at a time when opera was still popular music in Italy. As a young woman in New Orleans she sang with the amateur company that was the Italian Opera Company in New Orleans.

St. Bernard Parish Suits Filed

July 30, 2025Suit #25-1139-E: Mindy Jones vs. Derek Menard – Custody.Suit #25-1140-B: Brandi Treadaway Canas vs. Nelson Canas Melendez – Divorce Suit #25-1141-C: Roxchell Santee vs. Reginald Charles – Domestic Abuse.Suit #25-1142-D: Thomas Carr vs.