Administrative Decisions with Fire Dept. Frustrate Council Member Everhardt, Residents

At the March 7 St. Bernard Parish council meeting, a crowd of residents from the southern and eastern end of the parish showed up to express their opposition to the way SBPG has been organizing the St. Bernard fire department. These comments from residents—along with statements from district E council member Fred Everhardt— led to a tense debate between council members, the audience, and the…