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.
Pictured: Lacoste Elementary School’s Jan. 2020 Terrific Kids. Kindergarten: Zoey Begnard, Talia Lee, Kade Nata, Aubrey Reilly, and Dreux Guidry. First Grade - Maria Nguyen, Tala Abdalfatah, Blake Therio, Caina Orihvela, and Lonnie Kersh. Second Grade - Autum Higginbotham, Jayden Forvendel, Vincent Gonzales, and Kaitlyn Gayle. Third Grade - Laniey Dominio, Jade Jamhour, Quentin James, and Bryer Johnson. Fourth Grade - Bree Gallo, Rylee Fayard, Tayla Russell, and Serenity Ruiz. Fifth Grade - Mhmood Yousef, Chloe Roussel, Emri Gagnard, Alexandria Amador, and Austin Findorff.
Andrew Jackson Middle School faculty members Robert Zanca, Meg Lancaster, and Madi Fogarty provided traditional English country music for the Battle of New Orleans Ball at the Cabildo on January 11. In addition to their usual teaching duties, they also run the parish’s only string program.
Water treatment in St. Bernard is going so well that the parish is winning awards for it. The same can’t be said for garbage pickup, but the government says improvements are on the way.
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St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies were treated to lunch and dinner on Saturday, Oct.
In February of 2020, Netflix released The Pharmacist, a four-episode documentary that recounted the incredible story of St.
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