As early voting for the November 19 election closed on Saturday November 12, some endorsements came for candidates involved in close races, including the races for Parish President, Sheriff and District A. Parish President In the Parish President’s race, Dave Peralta has received the endorsement of former primary opponent Paul Molinary. In a tight race [...]
Following the recent announcement that the local St. Bernard Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) office was set to be shut-down, Parish officials convened a press conference, to collectively and publicly state that they vehemently opposed the closure of the office, as many claims with commercial fishermen remain open. As a result, Kenneth Feinberg said in [...]
SB Middle School’s October Students of the Month Congratulations to the St. Bernard Middle School October Students of the Month: 6th Grader, Kasey Esteves; 7th Grader, Macie Graf; and 8th Grader, Tylon Richard. Each month, one student from each grade is chosen by their teachers because he or she has demonstrated SBM’s three expectations of being responsible, respectful and positive. [...]
As early voting for the runoffs is set to begin this Saturday, former opposing candidate Chad Clark announced this week that he was endorsing Jimmy Pohlmann in the race for sheriff. “[Pohlmann] is deliberate and determined,” Clark said at the press conference held on October 31. “He is well-liked, well-intentioned and well-trained.’’ “Today we stand [...]
On November 1, the Parish took its first public steps toward installing the representatives on the soon to be created Commercial Fisherman Board of Review. This board is to be part of the new expanded roles both fisherman and the current Director of Fisheries will take as further BP spill related projects and mitigation comes [...]
As part of their community outreach efforts, ExxonMobil and the Greater New Orleans Foundation provide funds each year exclusively to non-profits in St. Bernard and sections of Orleans Parish. This year, over $50,000 was handed out to eight regional organizations. Committed to sifting through the stacks of grant applications are various civic and business leaders, [...]
