plaquemines parish News

New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities pose a special Census challenge. Unusual living condititions caused by recent hurricanes is forcing workers to hand deliver 2010 Census forms.

First, storms battered the Gulf Coast. Now Census workers are taking the Gulf Coast by storm.

Repairs are expected to take almost two months

Jenny Pavlovic watched the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina from her home in Minnesota, believing that she could be of help to the rescue operation of animals headquartered at Lamar-Dixon in Gonzales. She arranged travel to Baton Rouge and found a...

New Orleans soul guitarist and vocalist Rockie Charles, the "President of Soul," died Friday, March 12 after a bout with cancer. He was 67 years old. Born Charles Merrick on November 14, 1942 in Boothville, Louisiana, Charles picked up...