After the Supreme Court’s ruling that upholds the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate— the requirement to have or buy health insurance beginning in 2014 or face a tax— Governor Bobby Jindal has been vocal about his plans to reject “Obamacare” outright, which includes rejecting federal funds to expand the states Medicaid program. The effects of [...]
State Representative Ray Garofalo is following up his recent appointment to the Louisiana House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources with another important appointment – the Select Committee on Oversight of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF). Appointed by Speaker of the House Chuck Kleckley, the GCCF Oversight Committee is comprised of members from both [...]
Two weeks after receiving pressure from the Louisiana Land Trust to get the ball rolling on taking ownership of the 2,400 properties or face an auction where they could be listed below market value, the St. Bernard Parish Council during their July 3 meeting approved the LLT Disposition Plan. Additionally, the council adopted a resolution [...]
Fresh after the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act, Senator David Vitter hosted a Town Hall meeting in Chalmette at the Council Chambers July 2, informing the public of his stance on the healthcare industry overhaul, providing an update on his policy victories from the 2012 session. Vitter said that the new [...]
St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) will continue soliciting interest in available Louisiana Land Trust (LLT) Properties through July 13, 2012. There are currently over 2,400 available LLT properties in St. Bernard Parish and SBPG will be working in conjunction with LLT to sell available properties as early as August 2012. Unlike properties sold via the [...]
Two Chalmette High School educators filed a petition for recall with the Secretary of State’s office for District 103 State Representative Ray Garofalo on June 25. Peggy Schwarz of Braithwaite and Brenda Boleware of Violet said they were encouraged by fellow teachers, family and friends to take action in against Rep. Garofalo’s non-response to the concerns [...]
Think of everything that’s changed in your world in nearly 30 years, including home computers, business computers holding all records of a company, e-mails instead of mail, cell phones, phones with cameras, personal video cameras, flat screen TVs, 150 channels on satelitte TV. And that’s how far our law enforcement agency has come since I [...]
Thirteen homes in Arabi received damage – mostly to roofs, sides of homes and to sheds – and trees were toppled during a likely tornado whose funnel cloud was spotted in the area during a rain storm on Wednesday, May 23, but no one was injured, Sheriff-elect James Pohlmann said. Homes on the streets Perrin, [...]
Entergy’s Customer Service Centers are receiving numerous inquiries from customers concerning a scam that claims the president of the United States is allowing credits or applying payments to customers’ utility bills. The scams have occurred in Louisiana, but customer accounts in Texas have been affected. The company has taken action to protect those customers, interrupt [...]
St. Bernard’s Shine Productions was a featured act in the 49th Press Club of New Orleans’ Gridiron Show. A satirical look back at the year’s headlines by members of the New Orleans journalism community, last week’s show was part roast and part fundraiser. The show was held at The Republic in New Orleans’ Warehouse District [...]
