Wayne Landry, Chairman of the Hospital Service District Board, took several dozen parish officials and Chamber of Commerce members on a tour of St. Bernard Hospital, set to open in August. He explained that the hospital beds are so sophisticated that they measure body weight, then he joked that may be a feature administrators can [...]

Associated Terminals held a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for their state-of-the-art St. Bernard Hwy. office building. The office space, attached to a warehouse, was badly damaged after Hurricane Katrina and sat vacant for several years before it was purchased and renovated by the company. Associated Terminals moved into the office building in April of [...]

  Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann Clerk of Court Randy Nunez Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann and Clerk of Court Randy Nunez were sworn into office Sunday July 1 in front of a packed auditorium at the Fred Sigur Civic Center. Pohlmann is replacing the longest-serving Sheriff in Louisiana, Jack Stephens, who is retiring after a 28 year career. [...]

Hundreds gathered at the Fred Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette to celebrate the business community in St. Bernard Parish. The 2012 Business Expo, put on by the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce, drew a crowd of around 500 and showcased nearly 60 exhibitors. In addition to business to business networking, the expo provided attendees the [...]

Lena Torres Jack Stephens Joseph Licciardi Lena T. Nunez The St. Bernard Parish Council honored several retiring public officials during the June 19 council meeting including Deputy Clerk of Court Lena T. Nunez, Col. Joseph Licciardi of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office, Clerk of Court Lena Torres, and Sheriff Jack A. Stephens. Parish President Dave [...]

A resolution to appoint the St. Bernard Voice as the official journal for St. Bernard Parish failed by a 3 – 4 vote at the June 19 council meeting. Councilmen Nathan Gorbaty, Ritchie Lewis, Casey Hunnicutt, and Councilchair Guy McInnis were in opposition of the resolution. Councilchair Guy McInnis, the most vocal opponent, stated that [...]

Regional leaders convened at the Port of New Orleans June 1, the first day of hurricane season, to spread a unified message to the public: be prepared. Speakers included General Ed Fleming of the U.S. Army Corps, St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta, Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu, Jefferson Parish President John Young, Plaquemines [...]

  For most recent high school grads, the start of summer means the start to a relaxing few months. But that’s not the case for 16 ambitious students in the Chalmette Refining Summer Partners Program. The program, formerly known as the Green Team, is designed to help incoming freshmen build career skills and college credit [...]

Before the doors officially opened at 11 a.m. there was line of faithful customers waiting to finally satisfy their baked mac & cheese and veal parmesan cravings. The restaurant first opened in 1965, and has only closed once before– for 18 months after Hurricane Katrina. Owner Tommy Tommasseo says besides repairing the nearly $225,000 worth [...]

The Parish spoke and the St. Bernard Tourism Department listened! Residents voted on their favorite places to eat in da parish. The list was compiled,  and here are your top 5 restaurants! See upcoming issues of The St. Bernard Voice for the rest of the parish’s top 20 favorites! Rocky  & Carlos 1. Known for their [...]