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Chalmette Arc site celebrated

Dec 5th, 2011 | By
Chalmette Arc site celebrated

Residents of the Prince of Peace facility in St. Bernard Parish, as well as volunteers and representatives from the Arc of Greater New Orleans (GNO Arc), local officials and members of the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce celebrated the official opening of the new facility with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Arc is an organization that [...]



Pearl Harbor ceremony moved to WWII Museum

Dec 5th, 2011 | By
Pearl Harbor ceremony moved to WWII Museum

The annual memorial service, commemorating the bombing of Pearl Harbor, at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Park in Chalmette, which is the only Pearl Harbor Memorial Park, on mainland, USA, will not be held, at this location. William Detweiler, Consultant to the President for Military and Veterans Affairs, WWII Museum, has invited the ceremony to be [...]



District A dispute headed for Court

Dec 5th, 2011 | By

Councilman Ray Lauga and former runoff challenger Peter Rupp were only seperated by 16 votes in the race for the District A seat. Rupp has said that due to outside voter influence, that election result is up for debate. Now Rupp has filed to bring that debate to Court. (Note: The hearing for this case [...]



The new faces of Parish Government

Nov 28th, 2011 | By
The new faces of Parish Government

The 2011 election season in St. Bernard was a series of close races, with very few clear winners emerging from primary elections in October. The Parish President, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Assessor, even council seats were not decided outright. However, when the November 19 runoff was concluded, St. Bernard residents had turned out in large [...]



Rupp to contest District A race results

Nov 28th, 2011 | By
Rupp to contest District A race results

The District A council seat was decided by 16 votes, according to the Secretary of State’s data. However, one candidate is contesting the results, citing once more the irregularities in voting by persons allegedly from outside the parish. Incumbent Ray Lauga held on to his Council seat against opponent Peter Rupp by a vote of [...]



Election Day looms amid voter fraud investigation

Nov 22nd, 2011 | By
Election Day looms amid voter fraud investigation

The upcoming election resumed with the early voting on November 5 -12 for the final Saturday vote on the 19. However, allegations have emerged that could call into question the validity of the election, even the primary votes cast back in October. Allegations of voter fraud have come in the form of registered voters taking [...]



Oscar Nominee at opening night of Amigo

Nov 22nd, 2011 | By
Oscar Nominee at opening night of Amigo

Academy award nominated screenwriter John Sayles (Lone Star, Passion Fish, Eight Men Out) was present for the Chalmette debut of his latest independent work “Amigo.” An independent feature surrounding one village plight caused by the American Garrison occupying their village during the little known American-Philppine War, which took place in the early 1900’s. Then, our [...]



St. Bernard honors Vets with parade

Nov 22nd, 2011 | By
St. Bernard honors Vets with parade

Veteran’s Day was observed on Thursday November 10 in the Parish, complete with both a parade for veterans and a ceremony to publicly recognize their sacrifices. This Veterans day—the holiday created out of Armistice Day and celebrating the end of the first World War—also commemorates the 236th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. At [...]



Parish races see an influx of endorsments for primary run-offs

Nov 14th, 2011 | By

As early voting for the November 19 election closed on Saturday November 12, some endorsements came for candidates involved in close races, including the races for Parish President, Sheriff and District A. Parish President In the Parish President’s race, Dave Peralta has received the endorsement of former primary opponent Paul Molinary. In a tight race [...]



Exclusive: Feinberg compromises on St. Bernard’s GCCF office closure

Nov 14th, 2011 | By

Following the recent announcement that the local St. Bernard Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) office was set to be shut-down, Parish officials convened a press conference, to collectively and publicly state that they vehemently opposed the closure of the office, as many claims with commercial fishermen remain open. As a result, Kenneth Feinberg said in [...]