In a little over a month, St. Bernard Parish residents will vote on a millage proposal for the fire department that will—according to parish government officials—allow the department to operate more effectively while improving its infrastructure and equipment. The millage was placed on the April 27 special election by the parish council at their December 19, 2023 meeting.

St. Bernard Parish Government is pleased to announce that four largescale coastal restoration projects have advanced in the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) process. Coastal parishes, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), and participating federal agencies voted for the Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection Project #1 and the Hopedale Marsh Creation Project #2 in the Pontchartrain Basin. Additionally, the East Lake Lery Shoreline Restoration project was voted #1 and the Wood Lake Marsh Creation project was voted #2 in the Breton Basin. The CWPPRA Technical Committee will review the proposed projects and conduct the next round of agency voting on April 4, 2024.

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February 26, 2024 24-0216-C, Brittany Serigne vs. Alexander Dauzat, Divorce.

February 23, 2024 Keilon Ruffin, 18, Slidell: possession of marijuana or synthetic (first offense). Justin Jermaine Barthelemy, 18, Slidell: possession of schedule II, illegal carrying of a weapon, handling of machine guns unlawful - exceptions, illegal possession of weapons in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, resisting an officer, possession of marijuana or synthetic (first offense).

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At the March 5 St. Bernard Parish council meeting, council members unanimously approved a resolution that requests the administration to send Requests for Information (RFI) to “engineering and consulting firms for the purpose of developing an Impact Fee Schedule.” Specifically, the information gathered from these RFIs would be utilized in a study to determine how these “impact fees” would be implemented.

Over the first full week of March, recently elected state representative Mike Bayham traveled around St. Bernard Parish to hold town hall meetings with residents. The first of these meetings was held at the St. Bernard Port in Chalmette, the second was held at the Christian Fellowship Family/ Worship Center in Violet, and the last meeting was held at the Historic Courthouse in St. Bernard.

In front of a standing- room-only crowd in Chalmette High School Cafeteria, 16 teams competed in the Rotary Club’s 25th Annual Adult Spelling Bee on February 29 in honor of Dr. Les Scharfenstein. It had been three years since the last Spelling Bee was held due to the pandemic.

Early voting for the up[coming March 23 election is set to begin on March 9 and run through March 16—with the exception of Sunday, March 10. During that time, polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents who wish to vote early must do so at the St. Bernard Parish Government building on Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.