Young people in St. Bernard and their parents now have a new tool in the fight against drug use and crime, thanks to the recently opened Youth Rescue Initiative facility in Chalmette. Youth Rescue Initiative, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that provides life skills training and structured opportunities for at-risk youth, dedicated its first satellite office [...]
The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation signed donation documents Friday, March 12, 2010, giving the St. Bernard Hospital Services District an 11.5-acre piece of land for the new St. Bernard Parish Hospital to be located in the heart of Chalmette. The site is on a tract of undeveloped land between the parish’s two major [...]
By Jim Bickford Contributing Writer trackmic@juno.com With five first places and the meet’s girls’ Field MVP, Chalmette High’s Lady Owl track team won the For The Birds track and field meet on their home track last Friday. Scoring 153 points at Bobby Nuss Stadium, the Lady Owls defeated Newman (137), Ursuline (118), Archbishop Chapelle (69), [...]
Vehicular and first of two (5 day) marine traffic closures of the Seeber Bridge on Claiborne Avenue will begin 12:01 am on March 15. DOTD suggests using LA 47/I-510 to I-10 if more convenient, other detour routes are LA 46 (St. Claude) and Florida Ave. Ending dates are not secured. Updates will be sent out [...]
