St. Bernard News

An abandoned house in Chalmette sports an overgrown lot. The St. Bernard Parish Council approved heftier enforcement of lawn-mowing regulations.

Law enforcement officials in St. Bernard Parish are working hard to enforce a new truancy law that went into effect last year, and so far, around 30 parents have been arrested for their kids being late or not going to school.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.

Residents in one metro area parish could soon have to hold onto their trash a little bit longer.

A fire ripped through a decrepit, mostly abandoned, collection of apartments in Chalmette early Monday morning, badly damaging the one occupied apartment complex in the area and leaving 19 families temporarily homeless.

Victims lived in recently renovated building that caught fire after arsonist torched abandoned building next door Monday, November 16, 2009 19 families living in an apartment complex along Palm Avenue at Plantation Drive in Chalmette were left homeless Monday morning by an arson fire.

A controversial proposal asking residents if they want to ban new apartment complexes in St.

In addition to seeking a $20-per-month fee for garbage and fire protection , the St.

Police say an attempt to quell a domestic dispute in Arabi early this morning turned into a deadly shooting incident for a St.

A sheriff's deputy in St. Bernard Parish shot and killed a man in Arabi who allegedly pointed a gun at him, Sheriff Jack Stephens said.

St. Claude Avenue in Arabi is now reopened, authorities said. A stretch of the road had been closed for 30 minutes or so due to an auto accident that caused a gas leak Thursday afternoon, the St.

ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. a ' Max Foote Construction of Mandeville, La., was awarded a $43.9 million contract to improve the Munster Wastewater Treatment Plant in St.

St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro said this morning that water had come up in Shell Beach, Hopedale and Florrisant , but that so far all highways in rural St.

One man was killed, three people were wounded by gunfire and another three were stabbed in separate incidents during the weekend in New Orleans, according to preliminary reports released Monday by the New Orleans Police Department .

Most public schools in the city of New Orleans including RSD schools, schools operated by the Orleans Parish School Board and most charter schools are closed today.

The following is a press release from St. Bernard Parish on preparations for Hurricane Ida .

The St. Bernard Sheriff's Office has arrested three people -- two adults and a juvenile -- in connection with a series of heists of marine equipment that have occurred since August.

Gov. Bobby's Jindal's office has announced two appointments to the St. Bernard Parish Port Commission.

Despite a rainy start, the Voodoo Music Experience drew large crowds to City Park last weekend for the eighth-annual festival.

Gov. Bobby Jindal will be in Chalmette to address the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon today.