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Plaquemine Service League names Nikki Hanchett Miss Iberville 2024 at annual Sugar Cane Tea
Nikki Lynn Hanchett, the 20-year-old daughter of Anya Falcon and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Butch Falcon, was crowned Miss Iberville Parish on June 8 at a tea hosted by the Plaquemine Service League at the Eden Inn on Eden Street in Plaquemine, owned and operated by Brickley and Trent Yarbrough.
World War II POW Nolan 'Country' Ruiz, 100, receives plaque for centennial birthday
A Plaquemine resident who was prisoner of war during World War II now has the awards the Iberville Parish Council bestowed upon him on his milestone birthday. Parish President Chris Daigle visited Nolan “Country” Ruiz to present him the plaque and proclamation Council members approved in his honor during the May 15 meeting.
Shutdown of damaged Bayou Grosse Tete bridge forces adjustments for commuters
A pedestrian bridge is now in place for residents on the west end of Bayou Grosse Tete, but several months without the quickest artery to Plaquemine poses a major adjustment for motorists. The June 6 barge collision shut down the bridge for north Iberville residents who use the artery as...
PLD v. ARBC turf war over Bayou Manchac drainage project
All of the interested parties seem in agreement, Bayou Manchac Regional Flood Risk Reduction is a project worth getting done, and the sooner the better. Two multi-parish agencies (Pontchartrain Levee District and Amite River Basin Commission) have publicly prioritized the project, the latter excluded from participation until PLD approves it. Starting to seem like a turf war, ARBC is without ammunition even while it has funding to begin the project.
Pedestrian ferry starts operation in Iberville Parish following severe bridge damage in Grosse Tete
IBERVILLE PARISH - The pedestrian ferry in Grosse Tete is operational beginning Friday after the bridge collapsed on June 6, according to the Iberville Parish Government. On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard did inspections and pedestrian ferry operations will begin on Friday. The tentative operating hours for the pedestrian ferry...
Man gets 5 years for running light, causing fatal crash with cocaine and opioids in his system
An Iberville Parish man who ran a red light and collided with another vehicle, causing a crash that killed one person, was sent to prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide. District Judge Louise Hines Meyers sentenced Terrell Wayne Lachney, 68, to 15 years behind bars, but suspended 10...
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