Regional leaders convened at the Port of New Orleans June 1, the first day of hurricane season, to spread a unified message to the public: be prepared. Speakers included General Ed Fleming of the U.S. Army Corps, St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta, Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu, Jefferson Parish President John Young, Plaquemines [...]
Students of the Week for the week of May 7, 2012 at Chalmette High School included: Top row: Juan Esparza (9), Travis Melerine (11), and Kameron Rome (10) Bottow row: Ashlie Russell (9) and Coral Bowman (9) **there is no senior winner as the seniors have left for the year.
Weeding efforts at Torres Park took place recently in preparation for the delivery of new mulch purchased by parish government. The work was completed through the efforts of parish government workers, Sheriff’s office trusty workers, bobcats provided by parish government, fire department and Associated Terminals, and community volunteers. Repairs to equipment damaged by over-aged children and vandals will continue. [...]
For most recent high school grads, the start of summer means the start to a relaxing few months. But that’s not the case for 16 ambitious students in the Chalmette Refining Summer Partners Program. The program, formerly known as the Green Team, is designed to help incoming freshmen build career skills and college credit [...]
The first graders in Mrs. Gioia & Ms. Knight’s class at Joseph Davies Elementary have been learning about life cycles and animal habitats. Charlene Woodson, a parent helper, donated caterpillars and a butterfly cage for the students to observe the butterfly life cycle first hand. They were very excited watching the caterpillars chomp through the [...]
Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette came alive with the “Flame of Hope’’ on Thursday, May 17, during the St. Bernard leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Louisiana. About 35 deputies from the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, four agents from the state Wildlife Department and associates of the new Arc [...]
Thirteen homes in Arabi received damage – mostly to roofs, sides of homes and to sheds – and trees were toppled during a likely tornado whose funnel cloud was spotted in the area during a rain storm on Wednesday, May 23, but no one was injured, Sheriff-elect James Pohlmann said. Homes on the streets Perrin, [...]
The First Baptist Church of Chalmette, a Southern Baptist Church firmly planted in St. Bernard Parish, recently reorganized and restructured its entire ministry strategy, creating the First Chalmette Community Development Corp (FCCDC), a faith-based 501c3 non-profit corporation. “St. Bernard parish is experiencing rapid population growth, a changing ethnic and economic demographic and increased, rather than [...]
Before the doors officially opened at 11 a.m. there was line of faithful customers waiting to finally satisfy their baked mac & cheese and veal parmesan cravings. The restaurant first opened in 1965, and has only closed once before– for 18 months after Hurricane Katrina. Owner Tommy Tommasseo says besides repairing the nearly $225,000 worth [...]
