Chalmette News

One of the leading defendants in a consolidated federal court lawsuit targeting drywall manufactured in China has agreed not to demand that plaintiffs use international rules in serving legal papers to the company.

Gov. Bobby Jindal is speaking about hurricane recovery and the economy to business and civic leaders in St.

After pressure from federal housing officials and a pending lawsuit in federal court, the St.

St. Bernard leaders say residents are closer now than ever to breaking ground on a new hospital, more than four years after the storm destroyed the Chalmette Medical Center.

In a quiet corner of Arabi, the 7200 block of Success Street has become the latest battleground over post-Katrina housing in St.

The lights went back on Friday night at an institution on St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is offering free flu shots to everyone on Friday, November 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Those seeking the free shots are asked to wear a shirt with short or loose-fitting sleeves.

Your list of "100 Great Places to Eat" would not be complete if it didn't include Bobby Cure's Beach House, 2401 N. Woodlawn Ave.

CHALMETTE, La. - Authorities say a St. Bernard Parish couple was arrested after letting a man who had overdosed on heroin die at their home without calling for medical help.

Troop B- On October 14, 2009 Louisiana State Police and St. Bernard Sheriff's Office arrested Luke Gerkin Jr.

It's been a week since President Barack Obama spent his half day in New Orleans, but the visit deserves a postscript, beginning with, all together now, a huge sigh of relief that he left when he did.

It was announced by the AP that globe trotting Barack Obama is scheduled to make a domestic spin from the East to West Coast via New Orleans in order to do a post-Katrina checkup.

Tongue tied to local tradition Thursday, October 15, 2009 JUDY WALKER Stories inspire more stories, and today we focus on follow- ups.

Chalmette High School and Andrew Jackson Elementary School hit their growth targets last year, school performance data released Tuesday by the state Department of Education shows.

A Chalmette man wanted on a burglary warrant in St. Bernard Parish was arrested Friday after a tipster led authorities to his father's home in Tangipahoa Parish, where he was caught hiding in the attic.

More than four years after Hurricane Katrina uprooted trees, wrecked a historic cemetery and flooded buildings, Chalmette Battlefield is set to embark on its last big-ticket recovery project, officials said.

The St. Bernard Parish Council voted Tuesday to move $6 million of its federal long-term recovery money toward construction of a medical office building for the parish's long-awaited 40-bed hospital, which has still not begun construction.

Schumaker, an employee of a security firm, admitted that on two occasions he placed an object that looked like a pipe bomb outside the Kenner Travelodge and then told the manager and police that bomb threats had been made.

A sample of Chinese drywall taken from a Chalmette home. State Sens. Julie Quinn and A.G. Crowe will host two town hall meetings on Chinese drywall in Chalmette and Slidell in the coming weeks.

Chalmette oil refinery, New Orleans, A Louisiana, 2007. Photograph: Mitch Epstein 2009/Black River Productions Mitch Epstein has spent five years travelling around the US as an " energy tourist", photographing every kind of power station.