in the garden

Look at Me: Turmeric (Curcuma longa)I’m always on the lookout for plants that perform well in the dead of August, which is the most difficult gardening season for us locally.

Place Your Bets for a Better Future: Nunez Hosts Lucky Pelican Casino Night Fundraiser Sponsored by Venture Global

Nunez Community College Athletics will close the summer with a Bash to benefi t Pelicans Baseball.All proceeds from Nunez’s Summer Baseball Bash will support the team as we prepare for our Fall 2026 schedule.

The Bash is Back: Nunez Summer Baseball Bash Returns Aug. 22

Nunez Community College Athletics will close the summer with a Bash to benefi t Pelicans Baseball.All proceeds from Nunez’s Summer Baseball Bash will support the team as we prepare for our Fall 2026 schedule.

St. Bernard Parish Suits Filed

August 7, 2026Suit #26-1179-A: Succession of John William Earhart - Succession.Suit #26-1180-C: Emily H. Boyd vs. Amanda Johnson, Danny Hopkins, Acadian Ambulance Service of New Orleans LLC - Damage- Personal Injury.Suit #26-1181-B: Aurelio Ruiz vs. Daniela Jimenez - Domestic Abuse.Suit #26-1182-B:...

SBSO NEWS

Building relationships with the community has been at the heart of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office for decades, and now one longtime deputy is handing the reins to another veteran.Community Relations Lt. Eric Eilers has retired after 16 years of service, and Lt. Jennifer Gutierrez, a 27year...

AG Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Arrests Violet Man on 226 Total Charges, Including Child Sexual Abuse Material

Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested a Violet man on multiple counts of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Sexual Abuse of an Animal.The suspect, 35-year-old Anthony Justin Etheredge of Violet, was identified during an investigation...

St. Bernard Parish Real Estate Transfers

August 3, 20261904 Deborah Drive, St. Bernard. Adiran A. Alfonso to Andrea A. Albers. $100,000.Lot No. 75 of Story Park. Debbie Joe Glorioso Barras, Debbie Joe Barras Glorioso, Morris E. Barras Jr. to James Cenance III. Price not listed.August 5, 20263604 & 3606 Juno Drive, Chalmette.

WHO'S WHO & WHAT'S WHAT

SBCV Annual Fashion Show LuncheonSt. Bernard Community Volunteers will be hosting their annual fashion show luncheon on August 22 at the Maumus Center, 721 Friscoville Ave. in Arabi. Doors open at 10:30 am. Tickets are $40, advance tickets only.

WEEKLY

• VisittheAnselM.StroudJr.MilitaryHistory& Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks Open Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.• Weekly:AlcoholicsAnonymous12-Stepmeetings,7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2825 Paris Rd.,...