SBSO to Participate in Self Defense Class Benefiting A Worthy Cause

Community members will have the opportunity to gain practical, real-world self-defense skills while supporting a meaningful cause during an upcoming Situational Awareness & Self-Defense fundraiser benefiting families fighting pediatric brain cancer.Sheriff James Pohlmann said the St.

SBSO to Offer ‘Refuse To Be A Victim’ Class

Registration is now open for the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Refuse To Be A Victim class, giving residents the opportunity to take a proactive role in their own safety, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.The class will be held Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m.

SBSO participates in Arabi Elementary Literacy Week

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office had several deputies participate in Arabi Elementary School’s Literacy Week festivities the week of March 2.

St. Bernard Parish Real Estate Transfers

March 3, 2026206 Second Street, Chalmette. Andrew Blake Stringer to Areli Melissa Zepeda. $135,000.Lots 73 and 74, and half of Lot 75, Town of North Borgnemouth. Christie Nunez to Dante Ramirez. $24,000.1932 Rose Street, Arabi.

in the garden

in theIt’s spring and the lawns are waking up in our area. There are four southern turfgrasses commonly grown here- St. Augustine, zoysia, centipede, and bermudagrass.

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.

WHO'S WHO & WHAT'S WHAT

Telling Tales at the LibraryFamilies are invited to enjoy 'Telling Tales at the Library' at the St. Bernard Parish Library this winter and spring. Story time sessions will be held Wednesdays from January 21 through May 6 at 11 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. at the library’s main branch, 3121 E. Judge Perez Dr.

School Board Approves Resolution to Oppose Legislation Creating Violet Economic District at Special Meeting

At a special meeting of the St. Bernard Parish School Board, board members approved a resolution opposing House Bill (HB) 465, the bill introduced by St. Tammany state representative Brian Glorioso.

Los Isleños Fiesta Draws Parish Residents as Heritage Society Marks 50 Years

On Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, residents from all over St. Bernard Parish traveled down to the Los Islenos Museum & Village to participate in the 2026 Los Islenos Fiesta.

Insurance Cost For School Board Reduced By $1 Million

The St. Bernard Parish School Board discussed its annual property insurance renewal during its March 10 meeting.