25 YEARS AGO • Wind-driven tide water from Tropical Storm Frances covered portions of the highway in eastern St. Bernard Parish last week, prompting the closure of the Florissant/Yscloskey/ Hopedale and Delacroix highways from Thursday night, September 10 until Sunday night, September 13.

On September 26, the St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) held a special council meeting to amend the ordinance in order to assist in the costs associated with combating the saltwater wedge.

Even after a tough loss on Sunday, Saints fan favorite Cam Jordan was still bringing joy and inspiring young people in the community. Jordan, a team captain, an eight time Pro-Bowler and the Saints all-time sack leader, continued his tradition of visiting schools on his day o_, visiting the 5th grade class at Joseph Davies Elementary as part of its literacy week celebration.

Early Voting for the October 14, 2023, election will be held Saturday, September 30 through October 7, 2023 (closed Sunday, October 1) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the St. Bernard Parish Registrar of Voters O_ce located at 8201 W. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette.

The fledgling Robotics program at Nunez Community College in Chalmette is expanding thanks to a generous grant from the Meraux Foundation. The STEAM Division (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) at Nunez fielded its first Robotics Team to compete in the First Lego League Competition in 2021.

Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) continues to steadily move through the process of developing their proposed Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in Violet, Louisiana. At the September 26 Port NOLA board meeting, commissioners unanimously approved numerous resolutions that enter the port into new agreements or amend previously approved agreements for work related to the LIT project.

it was comprised of three grants. The first grant award will go towards hardening port cyber security throughout the port. This update/upgrade to the equipment will also include AI technology for situational awareness and incident response.

My name is Jason Danna and I am asking for your vote for council in District A. I am a lifelong resident of Carolyn Park in Arabi.

are fairly common, occurring when water from the Gulf of Mexico is able to travel into the Mississippi River and enter water plants that supply drinking water to communities. However, typically, these events only impact southern Plaquemines. The last time a saltwater wedge was able to make its way to the St. Bernard water plant, McInnis said, was in 1988, when USACE failed to install a sill in time to prevent saltwater from traveling up river.

The coming Presidential Election should alarm everyone. At a time when America needs someone to unite the nation and project a strong front against our international opponents, we have instead a President who can barely hold a conversation and a leading opponent, Former President Trump, who behaves like a loose cannon.