The parish has hired an outside attorney to represent them in the $32 fee lawsuit filed by Peter Rupp with the injunction hearing scheduled for Friday. The Executive Finance committee decided it will recommend a 10 percent cut to all departments at the Oct. 2 council meeting. And everyone is trying to figure out their [...]
Paul Verrette, M.D., a specialist in Internal Medicine, in the reception area with SBPH employee Mandy Dobronich-Hingle. St. Bernard Parish Hospital is proud to announce that Kelvin J. Contreary, M.D., who specializes in general and vascular surgery, successfully performed the hospital’s first surgical procedure on Sunday, Sept. 16. Dr. Contreary, far left, and Vonni G. [...]
**** It has been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Isaac came slowly trudging up from the gulf, wiping out power for days and pummeling Southeast Louisiana with heavy rainfall. Most areas in St. Bernard Parish have cleaned up and put this event behind them, as the impressive new flood protection system worked as designed. Fortunately, [...]
Deputy Chief Glenn Ellis II, a 34-year veteran of the St. Bernard Fire Department and District Chief Joseph Dullary Jr. are members of the Swift Water and Flood Water Recovery Team, a special unit of SBFD that is trained to rescue and recover in dangerous storm water conditions. Seven SWFWR team members were deployed on [...]
Justin Serpas, along with dozens of other St. Bernard residents have been voicing their thoughts on council’s decision to impose a $32 fee to water bills, from September to December 2012. Photo by Terri Sercovich *** Starting September 1, a $32 monthly fee—dedicated strictly to the Fire Department— will be levied on each parish resident’s [...]
Education Reform: Acts 1 & 2 Acts 1 and 2 were the highly debated and sometimes contested education reform bills. Both passed. Act 1 involved the teacher tenure process and is a “pay-for-performance” system. Teachers who are rated “highly effective” for five years within a six-year period are granted tenure, and those not award tenure [...]
The St. Bernard Parish Hospital Service District recently appointed its Medical Executive Committee members who will oversee the brand new Chalmette facility slated to open its doors in 2012. The Medical Executive Committee is comprised of Chief of Staff Abdolreza Vadiee, M.D.; Vice Chief of Staff Mace Scott, M.D.; Secretary/Treasurer Mark Jenkins II, M.D.; Immediate [...]
Pictured holding the ribbon is Parish President Dave Peralta, District D Councilman Casey Hunnicutt, District 3 School Board member Darleen Asevedo, Hospital Service District Board Member Andrew Sercovich, Hospital Service District Treasurer Jim DiFatta, Hospital Service District Chairman Wayne Landry, Archbishop Gregory Aymond, St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman Jodie Lohfink, District C Councilman Ritchie [...]
Pictured is Director of Community Development Candace Watkins; Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Graves Jr.; Business Development Manager Paul Crain; Corporate Manager Rachael Theriot; Operations Manager Don Fontenot; Chamber Chairwoman Jodie Lohfink; District D Councilman Casey Hunnicutt; Chamber Director Stephen Reuther. **** Prime Occupational Medicine, a Baton Rouge-based company specializing in heath care services, celebrated the [...]
Raising Cane’s Operations Advisor Derrick Dunne, Operations Advisor Ian Herrera, Chief Deputy for St. Bernard Parish Richard Baumy, State Rep Ray Garofalo, Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Graves Jr., General Manager David Odom, Chamber of Commerce Director Stephen Reuther, Chamber Chairwoman Jodie Lohfink, Jerry Calgano, Claudette Reuther, Eric Schmidt, Councilman Casey Hunnicutt, Councilman Ritchie Lewis, Councilman [...]
