25 YEARS AGO • The Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Society is planning its 23rd Annual Cultural Festival for March 21 and 22. • Angela Ostendorf was guest of honor as a “Sweet 16” birthday party on February 28.

As a service to its readers, The St. Bernard Voice reports arrests and suits filed in the St. Bernard Parish. Information listed here is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but due to the possibility of human or mechanical errors in filing, entering, and transcribing documents, this information is not guaranteed. Before acting on this information, please consult the official records.

USDA Rural Development is conducting a review of all areas under its jurisdiction to identify areas that no longer qualify as rural for housing programs. The last rural area reviews were performed in 2017-2018 using 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data. Rural area designations are reviewed every five years. This review will utilize the 2020 United States decennial census data.

The Care and Development of Young Children (CDYC) program at Nunez Community College will host a free, threepart child development series for parents, with sessions in March, April and August. The sessions are free and open to the public in the Fine Arts Center on the Nunez campus.

A one-year program to develop new leaders in the state’s fishing and seafood industry is being spearheaded by Louisiana Sea Grant. The application process for the Fisheries & Seafood Leadership Program (FSLP) opened this week (March 1).

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February 6, 2023 925 Friscoville Ave., Arabi. Joan Nunez Phillips, Joan Phillips Nunez To Maya Ki Briscoe.

St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation and the United Way of Southeast Louisiana have teamed up to provide relief funding for businesses affected by the tornadoes in 2022 totaling $10,000. With several businesses affected by the Arabi tornadoes last year, it is our goal to provide resources to those business owners in need of assistance.

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agent was the recipient of a Louisiana Charter Boat Association (LCBA) award at the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting on March 2 in Baton Rouge. Corporal Blaine Wagner received the second annual Theophile Bourgeois Memorial Award for the law enforcement agent that best exemplifies the LDWF mission, specifically pertaining to promoting professionalism within the Louisiana charter-for-hire industry.