St. Bernard Parish Suits Filed

April 20, 2026Suit #26-0482-D: Edward Distelhurst vs. Cameron Holt, Candace Sargent, Creative Acorn Studio LLC, Ozimals Inc. - Foreign Judgment.Suit #26-0483-E: Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Amber Straughn - Open Account.Suit #26-0484-B: Brent Bourgeois vs. Kenneth J.

St. Bernard Parish Arrest Reports

April 17, 2026Dontae D. James, 41, Meraux: simple criminal damage to property, simple battery of the infirm.

St. Bernard Parish Special Needs Residents Eligible for Evacuation Assistance

St. Bernard Parish residents with Special Needs are eligible for assistance in evacuating should a mandatory evacuation be called, either due to a hurricane or another type of emergency which might arise in the parish.

Superintendent Voitier Announces Retirement at Latest Board Meeting

After a long and storied career, one that stretches back 55 years, Superintendent Doris Voitier’s time with the St. Bernard Parish School System is finally coming to an end. During the April 28 parish school board meeting, Voitier announced that she will be retiring at the end of the fiscal year.

SBFD Announces Interim Fire Chief Appointment Following Leadership Transition

The St. Bernard Parish Fire Department announced on April 21 the appointment of an Interim Fire Chief following the departure of Fire Chief Earl Borden, who has accepted the position of Fire Chief with the Lafayette Fire Department.

PEACE & JUSTICE

Two hundred and ten years ago, Louisiana was the center of a major turning point in both American and world history. The War of 1812 was the first time in the short life of the nation’s history that the U.S.

POINT OF VIEW

Iran is a rogue state. It began forty-seven years ago when Ayatollah Ali Khomeine took over, seized the American embassy, then held embassy staff hostage for 444 days. An embassy is that nation's property. Invading an embassy is tantamount to invading the nation itself. That was an act of war!