The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced six recipients of a combined $7 million in 2024 Parish Matching Program awards. The Program is a funding opportunity that partners directly with Parish governments to support restoration efforts.

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Nunez Community College’s Process Technology (PTEC) program has rekindled an old relationship with Tulane University’s Chemical Engineering program. Approximately 15 Chemical Engineering students from Tulane visited Nunez on April 25 to tour the PTEC facilities, including the functioning methanol plant on the Nunez campus that was constructed in partnership with Tulane in 2012.

Sometimes a little treasure gets exposed by others around us. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana did just that the other night on May 9 at their awards ceremony at the Capital city. Blaise Pezold received their 2023 Coastal Master Plan Team – Sue Hawes Award. Jacqueline Richard, Coastal Studies Program Director at Nunez College was a recipient of the same award as well. Yes, this was a good night for St Bernard at the Coalition’s award ceremony in Baton Rouge.

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating an adult male who may have information involving a missing person case they deemed suspicious, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

May 3, 2024 Wade Lovell, 33, Chalmette: domestic abuse battery - child endangerment, simple criminal damage to property. May 5, 2024 Daniel Taylor, 28, Poydras: simple criminal damage to property.

May 6, 2024 24-0587-D, TD Bank USA NA vs. Kiel Francis, Open Account.

Nine St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies graduated on May 1 from a 92-hour Corrections Division course in Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Corrections Academy, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

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Several hundred school children and adults attended the St. Bernard Bird Festival this past week. They saw many migratory birds captured during the festival and banded by experts from Audubon Delta. One of the birds caught and banded are depicted here. In addition to the banding of birds, visitors were offered guided birding tours, native plant walking tours, advice from birding experts, including a Purple Martin expert. There were also displays by local artists—woodcarvers and painters-- depicting birds. Many of the visitors were from outside St. Bernard Parish and returned home with images of the beautiful birds and a heightened appreciation of nature in St. Bernard Parish.