St. Bernard Parish Government began installing signs this week asking residents and visitors to “Don’t Be A Litterbug” and to “Don’t Trash Our Parish”. The signs will be located at public parks, alongside high traffic thoroughfares and at area businesses interested in participating in the parish’s anti-litter initiative. The signs were financed by a [...]
The Angelique Estates Neighborhood Association in Violet gave Thanksgiving baskets to two senior residents of the neighborhood to ensure they had a good meal for the holiday. “We just wanted to help out where we could and give something back to our neighborhood,’’ said Jeffery Hughes, president of the Neighborhood Association. The baskets went to [...]
The future of St. Bernard Parish and South Louisiana as a whole depends on smarter water management, says New Orleans Architects Waggoner and Ball. “One of the biggest problems for residents is flooding,” said Aron Chang of Waggoner and Ball Associates. “Much of St. Bernard is 8 or 9 feet below sea level, and [...]
Clifford E.J. Reuther and Diana Barcelona Dysart will be honored by the St. Bernard Business and Professional Women at its 52nd Man and Woman of the Year banquet on Oct. 17 during National Business Women’s Week. The evening gala, which includes dinner by Patton’s Catering, will be held at the Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette. [...]
Nunez Community College has received over $2.7M in federal grant funds to redesign their business administration programs, including an emphasis on business management, restaurant/tourism management, and entrepreneurship. The funding is from a competitive grant competition opened to community colleges and universities nationwide in an effort to enhance ties between higher education institutions and local business [...]
Jesse Shaffer Sr. along with several other volunteers from Knights of Columbus and Catholic Charities were seen sorting through donations at the Lynn Oaks School. *** Around $15,000 in donated items for infants as well as cleaning supplies for firefighters were stolen from the Lynn Oaks School’s gymnasium last weekend, but the collective of volunteers [...]
Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter and Violet native Jonathan “Mack Attack” Mackles is literally a lethal weapon. In his weight class, he is currently the number one fighter in the State of Louisiana and is ranked among the top 20 fighters in the world. His professional record is 12 – 2, and on Friday, Sept. [...]
The Chamber Board members marked the occasion with a photo. Seen from left are Board Member Chris San Marco; Chamber CEO Stephen Reuther; Board Members Fred Sigur Jr. and Eric Schmidt; Chairman Jodie Lohfink; Board Member Ewell “Corky” Potts III; Congressman Steve Scalise; Charlene Walsh; Claudette Reuther and Mike Fradella. *** From the national deficit [...]
Story and photo by Kirsten Wolinski *** St. Bernard native Julie Landry Lavioleppe recently presented her children’s book, “Brush of Truth” to a packed audience at the parish library. Brush of Truth is a digital book that parents can download onto their iPhones and iPads. The story also gives readers options; readers make choices for [...]
The St. Bernard Art Guild has chosen Janice Hilborn as the artist of the season for Summer of 2012. Janice started taking photos as a child with a Kodak Brownie camera. After she met her husband Paul, the two would go “Plantation Hopping” when he bought her first 35mm camera. In the mid 80′s Janice [...]
