The St. Bernard Parish Council met for a relatively quick and speed-bump free meeting on Jan. 18. Here are the some of the agenda points: Meraux diversion Parish President Craig Taffaro reminded the council and the meeting’s attendees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ freshwater diversion plan for Meraux. The diversion is an attempt [...]

Two men known throughout St. Bernard Parish for their decades-long commitment and contribution to the local recreational sports teams were honored at a rededication ceremony in Val Reiss Park on Jan. 15. Before Hurricane Katrina, Huey Rabalais and Roy Brouillette each had a recreation facility dedicated to them; Rabalais had the concession stand in Versailles [...]