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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
Today marks the 123 consecutive year The St. Bernard Voice has chronicled the life and times of St. Bernard Parish and its colorful residents. From government meetings to house fires, and everything in between, Grandson of founder William F. Roy and current Editor Emeritus E.M. Roy Jr. says the paper has shifted and changed with [...]
For the first time since 2005, a recreational indoor shooting range and gun shop will open its doors in Arabi after the council approved the owner’s conditional use permit 5-1. Councilchair Guy McInnis voted no, and District B Councilman Nathan Gorbaty was absent. Some residents who remember the range pre-Katrina spoke at the December 28 [...]
After being damaged by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago, the completion of the Old Arabi Jail renovations was celebrated on December 20 via a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Old Arabi Jail, originally named The First Ward Justice Courthouse and Jail, is believed to have been built in 1911. The building was used as a courthouse [...]
Parish officials hosted a grand opening ceremony for the Old Beauregard Courthouse in eastern St. Bernard on December 13. The 16,800 square foot building was built as a courthouse in 1916 but was most recently home to P.G.T. Beauregard Middle School until it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Local historian Bill Hylan noted that [...]
