The owner of an illegal Chalmette scrap yard, who bought stolen property, has been arrested and his business shut down, in an ongoing investigation into the theft of Parish property. Anthony Moley, 47, of Violet, was arrested on February 2 for one count of possession of stolen property and a second count of failure to [...]
Two separate lawsuits—one by the Department of Justice, and the additional suit filed by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center and other concerned citizens— were made public on February 1. Both the suits are alleging that St. Bernard Parish has exhibited a history of racial discrimination, and has conducted a campaign against affordable [...]
Jeff Sanchez, the ex-football player who was appointed to the St. Bernard Recreation Department in 2011 as the Recreation Program Manager, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assisting in the theft of more than $100,000 in parish equipment. Parish Government and Sheriff’s office officials confirmed the arrest early this week, announcing that Sanchez—a former professional [...]
Two of the men responsible for the July 2009 armed robbery of a parish Diner were sentenced in a Chalmette Courtroom this month, after a trial recounting the heinous events. On July 18, 2009, around 11 a.m., four men entered the Gold Star Diner on Bayou Road and drew their guns on the staff and [...]
Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal, as part of her foundation’s advocacy to stress math and science in education, attended a presentation at the Lynn Oaks School, where two high-tech whiteboards were installed. The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana’s Children and Walmart have been working together to install Promethean interactive whiteboard systems in 267 classrooms across [...]
As the federal regulators argue the merit of drilling moratoriums and sluggish permit processes stemming from the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, as well as continued analysis of many oil industry endeavors—including the Keystone Pipeline backed by Louisiana Sen. David Vitter—local entities are pushing for action by attempting to highlight the otherwise hidden effects of the slow [...]
