The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) today announced locations where residents of nine parishes can finalize their application for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DNSAP) benefits. Additional sites will be announced as the need arises or as additional parishes are approved for DSNAP. DSNAP, formerly called Disaster Food Stamps, provides food assistance [...]

After being walloped with 10 – 15 feet of storm surge and winds exceeding 120 mph, the region left outside of St. Bernard’s Hurricane Protection Levee— Delacroix, Shell Beach, Hopedale and Ycloskey— is battered and broken after Hurricane Isaac. “District E experienced substantial damage from Hurricane Isaac last week, especially those living outside the Hurricane [...]

Deputy Chief Glenn Ellis II, a 34-year veteran of the St. Bernard Fire Department and District Chief Joseph Dullary Jr. are members of the Swift Water and Flood Water Recovery Team, a special unit of SBFD that is trained to rescue and recover in dangerous storm water conditions. Seven SWFWR team members were deployed on [...]