St Bernard Parish officials are making moves at the local, state and national levels to ensure maximum flexibility when responding to the twists and turns of the novel coronavirus.
Assuming it doesn’t get swept up in the wave of local coronavirus-related cancellations, revelers attending the 45th Louisiana Crawfish Festival later this month in Chalmette will be supporting a new and crucial addition to a long list of worthy causes.
The St. Bernard Parish Library and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) are pleased to announce a new monthly series of one-on-one sessions for patrons with legal questions on a variety of non-criminal topics. Legal subjects available for discussion and possible legal representation include Bankruptcy, Divorce, Custody, Collection Matters, Landlord-Tenant Disputes, FEMA/Disaster Benefits, Food Stamps, Foreclosures, Medicaid, Social Security, SSI/SSDI, Successions, Taxes and Wills. Documents can also be notarized.
St. Bernard Parish Schools are disinfecting everything several times per day as the coronavirus has found a foothold in the New Orleans area
Numerous St. Bernard Parish residents stated they have undergone days without mail to later discover a full mailbox at their home or business the following day.
Start-up St. Bernard organizers, the Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation, announced the three finalists selected to compete in the $100,000 business competition: CORE: Louisiana Counseling & Recovery Center, LLC, Green Street, and Jessie. The Sixth annual Start-up St. Bernard competition is being held on Monday, March 23, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm (5128 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Violet).
The Meraux Foundation, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), St. Bernard Parish Government, and Two C’s Enterprises, Inc. have partnered to bring oyster shell recycling to St. Bernard Parish. It officially launched at last weekend’s Los Isleftos Fiesta, where bins were placed to collect shells to be used in coastal restoration projects.
Joseph Davies Elementary Terrific Kids for January 2020: Stanford Etienne, Alexandria Claflin, Maddox Battistella, Braylie Areas, Jacob Faust, Edward Viada, Brayden Watson, Jada Andrews, Liam Barlow, Marcy Vasquez, Bella Wilson, Jack Gorbaty, Justin Reyes, Andrew Norrell, Lola Reyes, Emily Bigner, Delaney White- Stein, Arianna DiVincenti, Olivia Vitrano, Hayes Canty, Kenley Jackson, Ambrie Areas, Madison Montelongo, Dillon Wortmann, Alton Peters, Marley Santiago, Marlon Robertson , Mackenzie Plumstead, Atentine Lewis and Emma Guerra.
The Joseph Davies Elementary January 2020 Writing Contest Winners: Gino Holmes, Jonah Wagner, Soraya Moore, Alexandra Alphonso, Cassidy Sabatier, Channyn Kieff, Jada Andrews, Alexis Robin, Henry Jolly, Dylan Rhodes, Jorja Hentze, Hunter Kellum, Kael Perret, Layla Held, Journy McSain, Ian Siabl, Sariah Sandifer, Bobby Turner, Jada Hudson, Natalie Breaux, Hebe Li, Sharon Juarez- Lemus, Titus Cease, Jaxon Bastoe, Alaina Walston, Reed Wallace, Veda Dorcey, Malayna Guerrero, Grace Aiola, Braxton Melancon and Noah McDonald.
The Louisiana Department of Education has released the names of 21 students selected as regional finalists in the state’s annual Students of the Year competition. Isabella Held, a fifth grader at Joseph J. Davies Elementary School was one of the 21 students named as a finalist.
With the start of the 2020 regular legislative session right around the corner, State Representative Ray Garofalo was recently appointed to serve as Chairman of the House Committee on Education.
The New Orleans Mission and the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office have formed new partnership that they hope will help struggling addicts in St. Bernard Parish find recovery instead of ending up behind bars. During a special event today at the New Orleans Mission’s Giving Hope Retreat in Lacombe, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann announced the department’s participation in the New Orleans Mission’s Operation Angel initiative. St. Bernard is the third law enforcement agency in the Greater New Orleans area to adopt this program in partnership with the New Orleans Mission.
What a happybirthday on May 22 for Joe Gritter of Arabi to turn 94 years old. Joe and his wife Catherine had just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary May 14 earlier in the month.
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A Memorial Day Celebration was held at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens on Sunday, May 25. The special event that honored fallen heroes was a first for St.
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