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LSU AgCenter Horticulture Agent In our neck of the woods, the warm-season tropical turfgrasses are beginning to head into winter dormancy. St.

The St. Bernard Republican Party recently presented US Senator John Kennedy with its inaugural Lynn Dean Award for Republican Leadership.

On November 10, the Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association awarded St. Bernard Parish Government their Planning Excellence Award for Plan Implementation at their annual convention in New Orleans. The organization annually selects an exemplary project among state, local, and private sector planning organizations that reflects excellence in urban and regional planning. St. Bernard Parish Government received

The issue of how the St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) should handle the possibility of the Port of New Orleans developing an international container terminal in Violet was—once again—addressed by council members at their November 15 meeting.

Over 400 community members and leaders recently joined the St. Bernard Parish Public School System to celebrate the district’s annual Day of Reflection Breakfast. Held on Monday, November 14, coinciding with the joyful day the schools reopened after Hurricane Katrina, the gratitude breakfast was a celebration of food, music, camaraderie, and thanksgiving.

Last week, Pontchartrain Conservancy, a leader in coastal sustainability, water quality and environmental education partnered with Valero to plant 500 bald cypress, live oak and water tupelo seedlings in the Bayou Dupre central wetlands area of St. Bernard Parish.

In observance of Nov. 11 being Veterans Day, Sheriff James Pohlmann would like to recognize his deputies who not only protect our community but also have served our country and its citizens at home and/or abroad.