St. Bernard Parish Government

Ground Breaking of Animal Control Shelter in Violet held June 30 Read More >>
Ground Breaking of Aycock Barn, Fire Stations No. 6 and 8 held June 25 Read More
St. Bernard Parish sees its Road Home slabs being removed
More than 3,500 lots will have slabs demolished and cleared
St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro Jr., St. Bernard Parish Housing, Redevelopment and Quality of Life Commission members and Louisiana Land Trust officials announced that more than 3,500 slabs will be removed from lots where Road Home structures once stood.
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St. Bernard Parish breaks ground on Fred Sigur Civic Center Read More >>
St. Bernard Parish breaks ground on Los Islenos Museum Complex
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4th Annual Academy Sports & Outdoors Big Easy Redfish Cup being planned for July 31 to Aug. 2 at the Gulf Outlet Marina in Chalmette
The 2009 organizing committee recently met to begin planning for the 4th Annual Academy Sports & Outdoors Big Easy Redfish Cup. The event will be held at the Gulf Outlet Marina in Chalmette from July 31st to August 2nd, 2009. Read More >>
National Tourism Awareness Day Tour of Old Arabi
In conjunction with National Tourism Awareness Day and the 1st annual Sugar Festival held at the LeBeau Plantation in Arabi, the St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission offered tours of the Old Arabi historic neighborhood including stops by the Old Arabi Jail, Maumus Center, the St. Bernard Voice, LeBeau Plantation and Domino Sugar.
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St. Bernard honors Destiny Vosbein
Photo by Ryan Fink: St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro and the St. Bernard Parish Council recognized Destiny Vosbein for her work as a Level 3 USAG Gymnast. Destiny, 8, recently competed in Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond for the state meet. Destiny is the daughter of Paula Tufaro Vosbein and Mark Vosbein of Violet. Shown from left in the front row: Councilman Wayne Landry, Destiny Vosbein and Councilman Fred Everhardt. Shown from left in the back row: Council members Mike Ginart, George Cavignac, Clerk of Council Roxanne Adams and Council members Ray Lauga and Frank Auderer.
St. Bernard Day at the Legislature Read More >>
Chalmette High Jazz Band honored for representing St. Bernard in NY
Group performs at Crawfish Festival in NY to raise money for local rebuilding
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PARISH NEWS Ground Breaking of Animal Control Shelter in Violet held June 30PARISH NEWS St. Bernard Parish Councilman Ray Lauga to hold District A meeting on July 16 at 7 p.m. PARISH NEWS Ground Breaking of Aycock Barn, Fire Stations No. 6 and 8 held June 25PARISH NEWS Drywall informational website launched by the state Department of Health and HospitalsPARISH NEWS White Boot Decorating ContestPARISH NEWS St. Bernard Highway in Meraux will be closed to local traffic July 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a Murphy Oil emergency response exercisePARISH NEWS Help offered to fishermen hurt by stormsPARISH NEWS St. Bernard Salutes America Celebration July 4 in Torres Park 5:30-9 p.m.PARISH NEWS St. Bernard Parish sees its Road Home slabs being removedPARISH NEWS St. Bernard Parish breaks ground on Fred Sigur Civic CenterPARISH NEWS St. Bernard Parish breaks ground on Los Islenos Museum ComplexPARISH NEWS St. Bernard Special Needs residents eligible for evacuation assistance PARISH NEWS St. Bernard Emergency Notification AlertsPARISH NEWS 4th Annual Academy Sports & Outdoors Big Easy Redfish Cup being planned for July 31 to Aug. 2 at the Gulf Outlet Marina in ChalmettePARISH NEWS St. Bernard Library Info

President's Message

Parish President Craig P. Taffaro, Jr. would like to welcome you to St. Bernard Parish

St. Bernard Parish is located just five miles from downtown New Orleans with easy access to all that the city offers. St. Bernard has much to offer on its own as a place to live or visit. St. Bernard has a rich history with its most famous occurrence being the site of the Battle of New Orleans which effectively ended the War of 1812.

Parish President Craig Taffaro's Current Report

June 16, 2009

Council Members, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today marked an important step in reaching another milestone in the Recovery and Growth of our parish. With the groundbreaking of The Islenos Complex and Violet Park #2, two eastern parish projects are officially underway. With the partnership with FEMA, GOHSEP, CDM, Trapolin Architects, and The Islenos Society, the 1.7 million dollar project is expected to be complete in January 2010. The same partnerships are in place for Violet #2 and with the addition of a partnership with the late Gatien Livaudais and the Borgnemouth Realty Group the improved park will be a reality in July of this year. Tomorrow's groundbreaking at the Fred Sigur Civic Center will start the clock in the anticipation of the final repairs and improvements to the auditorium. Simultaneous activity for roof replacement, selected demolition, store front replacement, and the final asbestos removal process are underway and the bid for the final construction phase will begin July 1, 2009. Next week we anticipate continuing to celebrate more ground breaking activity with fire stations #6 and #8 as well as groundbreaking for the animal control shelter. We are quickly zeroing in on the goal of having all recovery related projects bid and underway by the end of this year. Our local Recovery Team and the spirit of the residents and local business owners continue to lead the way to a successful recovery.

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