A hearing is scheduled for February 3, 9 a.m., where Division D Judge Judge Kirk Vaughn, of the 34th Judicial District, will hear testimony on the suits filed by the Meraux Foundation against Amigo Enterprises Inc, and whether the facts of the case warrant sealing the records from public scrutiny. Two pending suits filed by [...]

New internal security shows interdepartmental cooperation One of the changes to hit Parish government since Parish President Dave Peralta took office has been a working relationship with the Sheriff’s office. Evidentiary of this ongoing dialogue for improving the Parish, Peralta cites, is the internal security officer, paid for by the administration and provided by the [...]

Tylon Richard was chosen as St. Bernard Middle School’s Student of the Year.  Tylon is a well-rounded and involved student at St. Bernard Middle School.  He has been a key player on the Eagle Football Team, a member of the Jr. Beta Club, and a PBIS Teen.  With his repectful nature and responsible work ethics, [...]

The St. Bernard Historical Society and parish historian, William Hyland, laid a commemorative wreath honoring the American Navy and the Battle of Lake Borgne which took place on December 14, 1814. The society recognizes the contribution of Pat Pescay for supplying the vessel which took the society members and representative of the US Navy (Matt [...]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today nearly $3.8 million to the St. Bernard Parish School Board as additional funding for complete restoration of several of Chalmette High School’s Katrina-damaged athletic facilities. “CHS provides its students with an extensive athletic program. Hurricane Katrina damaged many of the school’s athletic facilities, and joint recovery efforts remain [...]

Following last week’s temporary freeze of claimants’ payments, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility resumed paying out settlements to claimants. “In an Order and Reasons of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, dated December 28, 2011, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility [GCCF] was ordered to withhold 6 percent of any and [...]

Chalmette High School students Travis Andry, Mary Maggiore, Amanda Stedman and Kameron Rome all played their parts in the January 7 commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. The players were part of the Tennessee militia and volunteers who participated in defending the camp, and kept it functioning. Evan Hughes and Rhett Tate, both of [...]

In 2011, the Community Center of St. Bernard celebrated its fifth anniversary and achieved the milestone of distributing our 1,000,000th pound of food to St. Bernard residents still struggling to recover from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike and Gustav, as well the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill.  In fact, during this past year alone, more than 4,351 [...]

Arabi native Cullen Doody is making his home parish proud through both athletics and academics. This senior is a star runner on the Cross Country and Track teams at LSU, and for the third time, Doody has been named All-Louisiana in Cross Country. He was recently nominated by LSU as the sole male athlete to [...]