Dr. Bryan Bertucci, St. Bernard Parish Coroner, recently presented over 100 reading and writing awards to parish public school students. Students, grades K-12, were acknowledged for their outstanding efforts in reading and writing during the school year. Each school selected a reading award winner and a writing award winner from each grade level, and the [...]
Think of everything that’s changed in your world in nearly 30 years, including home computers, business computers holding all records of a company, e-mails instead of mail, cell phones, phones with cameras, personal video cameras, flat screen TVs, 150 channels on satelitte TV. And that’s how far our law enforcement agency has come since I [...]
Lena Torres Jack Stephens Joseph Licciardi Lena T. Nunez The St. Bernard Parish Council honored several retiring public officials during the June 19 council meeting including Deputy Clerk of Court Lena T. Nunez, Col. Joseph Licciardi of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, Clerk of Court Lena Torres, and Sheriff Jack A. Stephens. Parish President Dave [...]
A resolution to appoint the St. Bernard Voice as the official journal for St. Bernard Parish failed by a 3 – 4 vote at the June 19 council meeting. Councilmen Nathan Gorbaty, Ritchie Lewis, Casey Hunnicutt, and Councilchair Guy McInnis were in opposition of the resolution. Councilchair Guy McInnis, the most vocal opponent, stated that [...]
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 [...]
