The annual Irish, Italian, Islenos parade in St. Bernard Parish hits the streets next Sunday, March 3, and this year’s parade King and Queen—Rocky and Katie Tommaseo say they are incredibly excited to reign over the festivities. “It was an honor to find out we would be king and queen,” said Katie Tommaseo. “I love [...]
Tucked away in a quiet pocket of Peters St., workers behind the charred brown bricks of the Chalmette Domino Sugar Refinery have been busy breaking some sweet records: last year the facility processed over 2 billion pounds of sugar making them the number 2 producing refinery in the world. The facility was opened up to [...]
For the first time in its 18-year history, the St. Bernard Sports Hall of Fame will induct a dance instructor in its March 16 ceremony. Gloria Rando Doran of Arabi, has been moderator of the Mt. Carmel High School Carmelettes for the past 37 years. Under her leadership, the Carmelettes—a team of 55 – 60 [...]
On March 26, a FEMA Open House will give St. Bernard residents and business owners a chance to view the new National Flood Insurance Program elevation maps. Thanks to the protection of the newly completed Hurricane Risk Reduction System, base flood elevations (BFE) in many St. Bernard neighborhoods will be decreasing. But there are a [...]
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP] maps recently published on the NFIP website, www.riskmap6.com, indicate that those within the levee system in St. Bernard Parish could have lower base flood elevations and consequently save on flood insurance premiums, should the parish choose to adopt the maps. The parish will conduct a public meeting in coming [...]
The 9th Annual Knights of Nemesis parade will be hitting the streets on Saturday, February 2, 1 p.m., and The St. Bernard Voice was able to sit down and get to know this year’s royalty, Ricky and Amy Gonzales. The Voice: How did you get involved with Nemesis? Ricky: I’m a board member and have [...]
The 30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and Rally attracted hundreds of St. Bernard residents on Monday, January 21. The march began at Chalmette High School’s Ninth Grade Academy where the participants joined hands in prayer and listened to King’s infamous “I Have a Dream” speech, before heading to the Sigur Center for [...]
After neighbors to Chalmette Exxon Refinery woke up Sunday morning to an oily substance coating their vehicles, the refinery has set up a hotline for affected residents to report claims. DEQ spokesperson Rodney Mallet stated that the release occurred as a result of a valve malfunction that caused a leak of approximately 36 barrels on [...]
“We don’t have layers and layers of management anymore,” said St. Bernard Hospital interim CEO and Hospital Board Chairman Wayne Landry. Thanks to the “wisdom and foresight” of the Hospital Board, the parish’s hospital has $9.5 million in the bank instead of the estimated $3.5 million projected had Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System [...]
Much has changed on the 600 block of Friscoville over the last four decades, but local staple Arabi Food Store has done its best to maintain a small-neighborhood feel while adjusting to the new times. “We have a lot of neighbors who don’t drive or are elderly, and sometimes people only need a few pieces [...]
