State Representative Ray Garofalo invites the public to attend a District 103 public forum to discuss issues related to the upcoming session. Also at this meeting to answer any questions will be representatives from several state agencies and departments, like Education, Commissioner of Insurance, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Transportation (DOTD), Revenue and Taxation, and [...]
Rain CII CEO Gerry Sweeney and Valero Refinery HSE Director Randall Brown went over heightened emission data with the St. Bernard Parish Council at their March 20 meeting, and both companies said they are taking comprehensive steps to see their emissions numbers drop. However, the bulk of Rain CII’s emissions improvements— achieved through sulphur dioxide [...]
The 37th Annual Los Islenos Fiesta was March 16 and 17 at the Islenos Museum Complex in St. Bernard Village. Hundreds of St. Bernard residents who love all things Islenos came out for food, music, rides and crafts, making the event one of the best yet. Los Islenos Society Board member Kathy Ziegler said this [...]
This St. Joseph’s Day is a special one for Carmel Fertitta— it is the first year that she is doing an altar in her home, after promising her father she’d keep the family traditional alive after his death. Almost 30 years, and many heartaches later, Fertitta is finally fulfilling her promise. “It feels so good [...]
When Nunez Fine Arts Student Treyson Thedy caught wind of the YouTube phenomenon, the Harlem Shake, he knew he had to make one. Thedy, an aspiring filmmaker, said that he would love to see a film program similar to the one at neighboring Delgado Community College and what better way to get your voice heard [...]
During his update for the St. Bernard Parish Council, hospital board chairman Wayne Landry announced that the St. Bernard Parish Hospital can officially start its search for a new CEO as they are no longer required to have a third-party manager. Landry said that the board would ideally like to hire a head hunting firm [...]
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School recently held their Annual Mardi Gras Parade. The parade was lead by Kindergarten students Queen Olivia Pohlmann and King Jack Armstrong. Pohlmann and Armstrong were followed by Dukes Connor Micheu and Auggie Lay. Micheu and Lay escorted Maids Sydnee Meyer and Chloe Krey. The OLPS School Royalty issued their [...]
State Senator J. P. Morrell and State Rep. Ray Garofalo held a pre-session Town Hall meeting on February 20, along with representatives for several state offices. The meeting gave attendees the chance to hear updates from several state departments, and what changes, if any, they will be facing this year. Among the topics discussed by [...]
Authorities are fishing for clues outside of the quiet fishing community of Yscloskey this week, after the New Orleans Police department recovered human remains off Florissant Highway on Wednesday. NOPD received a tip from an informant on Monday that a body was buried along the desolate Eastern St. Bernard Parish highway, and on Wednesday began [...]
The St. Bernard Parish Council voted to demolish four more abandoned, blighted properties at the February 20 meeting, one of which is the old Randazzo’s building in Violet—a structure the council felt was priority number one in terms of threats to public health and safety. The owners of these four properties had been served but [...]
