Glass Half Full and SBDEF Partner on Free Glass Recycling Pilot Initiative

INITIATIVE – A pilot program to expand glass recycling to businesses in St. Bernard could help divert thousands of pounds of bottles from the landfill – all while working towards protecting the rapidly eroding Louisiana coastline.St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation has received a grant...

St. Bernard Registrar of Voters Office Participates in Statewide Voter Registration Week

REGISTRATION – The Louisiana Secretary of State will be holding the state’s annual Voter Registration Week event from September 21 through September 25.

SBSO Taking Registration for Night Out Parties

Turn on the porch light, fire up the grill and spend an evening getting to know the people who help make your neighborhood safer.Sheriff James Pohlmann said the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is inviting residents to take part in this year’s Night Out Against Crime by hosting neighborhood...

SBSO Hunter Education Course Draws Nearly Two Dozen Participants; Next Class Set For October

Nearly two dozen people participated in the FREE hunter education course held Thursday, Aug. 27 at the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division building in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.The course consisted of the Field Day portion of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife...

BRAVO!

October will kick off with some good times for some good causes, so as we await cool weather, we can celebrate a pair of cool festivals. First up is the annual Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival, benefiting the Community Center of St. Bernard.

St. Bernard Parish Public Schools Partners with Sheriff ’s Office to Strengthen School Safety and Preparedness

As students and teachers settled into the new year, St. Bernard Parish Public School System spent the opening weeks of school working alongside the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office to strengthen safety procedures and ensure campuses and law enforcement personnel are prepared to respond in the...

CALLING IT HOME

Where did it come from, and how did we get here?Wealth is the subject of origin. America elected to have a different form of economics at the beginning of our nation in 1776. As a new nation, we grew and developed the vast lands of North America.