Pictured from left: Chaplain Jim Phillpott, Commander Benny Becnel, Guest Speaker SGT George E. Van Zandt (103 year old WWII Veteran), and Historian Ricky Vergona.
From left: SBPG Council Members Ryan Randall, Fred Everhardt Jr., Patrice Cusimano, New York Knicks Center-Forward Mitchell Robinson, Amanda Mones, and Parish President Louis Pomes.
Sheriff Pohlmann Marks 14 Years as St. Bernard Parish Sheriff
Parish Voters Approve All Eight Millage Renewals in June 27 Election
Thursday, July 2, 2026
St. Bernard Parish voters participated in the June 27 election last weekend. While there were multiple primary races on the ballot, the most important aspects of this election from a local perspective were the proposed millage renewals.
Torpedograss One of Louisiana’s Most Frustrating Weeds
Dr. Lauren Englade-Franklin, professor of chemistry, is presented with Nunez Community College’s 2026 Excellence In Teaching Award May 20 during Nunez’s 34th Commencement Ceremony at the Sigur Center in Chalmette. Dr. Franklin was presented with the award onstage by the 2025 winner, Dr. Charles Miller, associate professor of sociology.
Nunez Community College sta react to the successful launch of the Artemis II mission during a watch party in the STCCC on the Nunez campus. Graduates of Nunez’s Aerospace Manufacturing Technology program played a part in assembling the wiring and electrical systems in the SLS rocket used for the mission. Photo by Enan Chediak, The Times-Picayune
in the garden
Morris Joseph Sylvia
Donald J. Ludwig Sr.
Maria Nunez Hernandez