Louisiana is faced with a problem almost no other place on the planet has— severe COASTAL EROSION. St. Bernard Parish is no stranger to this problem. As the great Mississippi River’s natural flooding was contained by a levee system, the coastal wetlands carved up by the pursuit of oil and gas and the infamous MRGO [...]
The St. Bernard Parish Hospital Service District recently appointed its Medical Executive Committee members who will oversee the brand new Chalmette facility slated to open its doors in 2012. The Medical Executive Committee is comprised of Chief of Staff Abdolreza Vadiee, M.D.; Vice Chief of Staff Mace Scott, M.D.; Secretary/Treasurer Mark Jenkins II, M.D.; Immediate [...]
Three ordinances were introduced during the August 7 council meeting that aim to close the parish’s $2 million 2012 budget gap and fix an anticipated $10 million gap for the 2013 fiscal year– all of which were tabled until the August 21 council meeting. The parish’s budget woes are brought on by inaccurate sales tax [...]
Pictured holding the ribbon is Parish President Dave Peralta, District D Councilman Casey Hunnicutt, District 3 School Board member Darleen Asevedo, Hospital Service District Board Member Andrew Sercovich, Hospital Service District Treasurer Jim DiFatta, Hospital Service District Chairman Wayne Landry, Archbishop Gregory Aymond, St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman Jodie Lohfink, District C Councilman Ritchie [...]
The St. Bernard Art Guild has chosen Janice Hilborn as the artist of the season for Summer of 2012. Janice started taking photos as a child with a Kodak Brownie camera. After she met her husband Paul, the two would go “Plantation Hopping” when he bought her first 35mm camera. In the mid 80′s Janice [...]
Ms. Carrie Martinez, a 2012 graduate of Chalmette High School, has been selected as the recipient of the Joseph C. Fecke Memorial Scholarship. The St. Bernard Sportsman’s League annually awards the 4 year scholarship to a deserving student from St. Bernard. Ms. Martinez will be attending Tulane University to pursue a degree in environmental [...]
Jim Pittman, Jim Heyd, Rosemary Gioia, Jon Newman, George Magee, Kristi Andre, Eric Monson, Floyd Herty, Polly Campbell, and Lisa Ponce de Leon. *** Members of the Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard-Arabi & Aktion Club of Chalmette toured the hospital Tuesday for a sneak peek at the new facility. Jim Pittman who serves as Marketing Director for the hospital provided the narrative [...]
Pictured is Director of Community Development Candace Watkins; Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Graves Jr.; Business Development Manager Paul Crain; Corporate Manager Rachael Theriot; Operations Manager Don Fontenot; Chamber Chairwoman Jodie Lohfink; District D Councilman Casey Hunnicutt; Chamber Director Stephen Reuther. **** Prime Occupational Medicine, a Baton Rouge-based company specializing in heath care services, celebrated the [...]
The Colorado movieplex shooting that left 12 dead and 58 wounded on July 20 didn’t stop St. Bernard movie goers from hitting the theaters Friday night, said Ellis Fortinberry, Director and Business Partner of Chalmette Movies. In fact, if anything kept people at home it was the inclement weather that flooded many streets throughout the [...]
