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As a service to its readers, The St. Bernard Voice reports arrests and suits filed in the St. Bernard Parish. Information listed here is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but due to the possibility of human or mechanical errors in filing, entering, and transcribing documents, this information is not guaranteed. Before acting on this information, please consult the official records.

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Tips for Starting Sweet Potato Slips Our new last frost date fell somewhere around the last weeks of February, so it is time to begin preparing sweet potato slips for planting. Sweet potatoes are allowed to sprout to produce “slips,” which are then cut, rooted, and planted into soil.

Council Approves Resolution to Begin Analyzing Potential Impact Fee Schedule

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At the March 5 St. Bernard Parish council meeting, council members unanimously approved a resolution that requests the administration to send Requests for Information (RFI) to “engineering and consulting firms for the purpose of developing an Impact Fee Schedule.” Specifically, the information gathered from these RFIs would be utilized in a study to determine how these “impact fees” would be implemented.

State Rep. Bayham Holds Town Hall Meetings roughout Parish

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Over the first full week of March, recently elected state representative Mike Bayham traveled around St. Bernard Parish to hold town hall meetings with residents. The first of these meetings was held at the St. Bernard Port in Chalmette, the second was held at the Christian Fellowship Family/ Worship Center in Violet, and the last meeting was held at the Historic Courthouse in St. Bernard.

St. Bernard Rotary Club Holds 25th Annual Spelling Bee

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In front of a standing- room-only crowd in Chalmette High School Cafeteria, 16 teams competed in the Rotary Club’s 25th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on February 29 in honor of Dr. Les Scharfenstein. It had been three years since the last Spelling Bee was held due to the pandemic.

Early Voting in March 23 Election to Begin March 9

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Early voting for the up[coming March 23 election is set to begin on March 9 and run through March 16—with the exception of Sunday, March 10. During that time, polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents who wish to vote early must do so at the St. Bernard Parish Government building on Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.

Hearing Date for SBPG Lawsuit Against Port of New Orleans Set for April 8

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The St. Bernard Parish Government’s (SBPG) lawsuit against the Port of New Orleans has, for the first time since being filed back in August 2023, advanced through the legal process. According to the 34th Judicial District Court’s (JDC) online records, the Port of New Orleans has filed its first series of “exceptions” to the SBPG lawsuit. As such, Judge Jeanne Nunez Juneau has set a hearing date of April 8 to determine if the lawsuit should go forward or if the port’s expectations are enough to have the lawsuit shut down.