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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Parish School System Celebrates
School Community
By Barry Lemoine,
Correspondent
Over 500 students,
teachers, parents and community leaders gathered
recently at the Chalmette
High School gym. The occasion was the 15th annual
Celebrating Our School
Community banquet, honoring the many outstanding contributions to the district from teachers, school
administrators, volunteers
and family.
The evening began with
the presentation of colors
and the singing of the National Anthem followed by
some opening remarks from
Superintendent Doris Voitier “Tonight is a night to enjoy the sights and sounds
surrounding the people who
make this a truly wonderful
and unique school district
and to pay tribute to their
dedication and hard work in
securing our status as one of
the top districts in the state,”
Voitier said.
Following her welcome,
School Board Members then
recognized each of the 10 students of the year. Those outstanding youngsters included
six elementary students —
Janisha Peters from Arabi,
Chloe Jorns of Chalmette
Elementary, Emma Oliver
from Davies, Rikki Adams
from Gauthier, Anthony
Wei from Lacoste, and Nyla
Rodney from Smith; three
middle school students —
Aiden Edler from Andrew
See SCHOOLS, page 5
The St.Bernard Parish Post
Lacoste Teacher of the Year David Kimberly with Principal Stacie Alfonso.
Desi Romano’s Holds Crawfish
Cook-Off Fundraiser for Autism
By Nicole Vega,
Assistant Editor
Desi Romano’s Sports
Bar and Grill held its 2nd
Annual Crawfish CookOff to help raise money in
support of Strengthening
Outcomes with Autism Resources (SOAR). There were
21 teams competing, almost
double last year’s number of
12.
The event featured a parade of prizes and a dunking
booth that allowed donors
to try dunking some recognizable Parish faces. For
a cover of $25, attendants
could enjoy all you can eat
crawfish and extras. Each
See AUTISM, page 5
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Residential Construction Permits Increase Over 150%
By Caleb Frey, Correspondent
The St. Bernard Parish
Council’s recognition of the
local tourism department, a
vote for a salary increase for
a much needed staff member
and the prospective development of a new grocery store
in Meraux were among the
topics for discussion at the
May 5 meeting in the Council
chambers at 8201 W. Judge
Perez Dr.
Katie Tommaseo, Tourism Manager for the St. Bernard Parish Office of Tourism, was on hand to speak
about National Tourism
Week, which is annually
recognized nationally as the
first full week of May and has
been since 1984.
“National Travel and
Tourism Week is to create a
greater appreciation of travel
and tourism’s impact on our
local economy,” Tommaseo
said. “When people make the
choice to travel to St. Bernard
Parish it makes an enormous
impact on the residents that
live and work here. Travel
is a force that can drive our
economic recovery.”
The Council then officially proclaimed the week of
May 4-8 as Tourism Week in
St. Bernard Parish. More information about the St. Bernard Office of Tourism can
be found on its website at
www.visitstbernard.com.
Jason Stopa, Director of
Community
Development
for St. Bernard, announced
an uptick in residential de-
velopments for the new year.
“The first four months last
year we had 13 new construction for residential building
permits. This year we’re up
to 33 so far,” Stopa said.
Of the building permits
issued, an exciting development for residents of the
eastern part of St. Bernard
Parish is the one that pertains to a new grocery store
at Archbishop Hannan Blvd.
and West Judge Perez Dr. in
Meraux.
“It’s going to have a major impact on the Parish,”
Stopa said. “They’ve received
all their permits from zoning and subdivision, that’s all
happened.”
Local resident Catherine
Serpas questioned the Council on why they were voting to
adopt a pay raise for a plant
operator in the Water and
Sewer Department, especially given the increase she and
other residents have seen in
their water bills.
“Do you all realize you just
raised our water bill over 50
percent, and we’re going to
give somebody a pay raise in
our water and sewage department,” Serpas said. “I just
want you all to explain this so
the people know what’s going
on here because there’s a lot
of complaints out there about
our water bill.”
Councilman Nathan Gor-
The St. Bernard Parish Post
(front row, l-r): Gayle Buckley, Vice-Chairman, Tourist Commission; and Katie Tommaseo, St. Bernard Parish Tourism Manager; (middle row, l-r): Councilman Guy McInnis; Councilman Nathan
Gorbaty; and Councilman Montey Montelongo; (back row, l-r): Councilman Casey Hunnicutt;
Councilman Ray Lauga and Councilman Richie Lewis.
baty explained to Serpas the
raise wasn’t done haphazardly but as a result of trying
to keep the most skilled employees within the Parish.
“The reason why we want
to give this individual a raise,
it’s not a very big raise but it
is a raise, is because he has
just recently been certified
as a Level 4 operator,” Gorbaty said. “Level 4 operators
are hard to come by and the
concern is if we don’t raise
his pay to a level that would
be commensurate with what
a certified Level 4 operator
gets he may be taken away to
another municipality. It’s really a testament to this individual that he did the things
necessary to obtain this level
of certification so we want to
recognize that.”
Councilman Richie Lewis
noted that the plant operators salary was increasing
from $24,270 to $30,500, a
meager amount when split
up week by week, he feels.
“His total salary as a
plant operator will be $576
per week. Minus taxes and
insurance this guy’s taking
home around $450 a week
to try to support a family,”
Lewis said. “Guys we’ve got
to try to take care of some of
our employees to keep them
whole.”
The motion to adopt the
pay raise was approved without objection by the Council.
The next Council meeting
will be held May 19 in the
Council Chambers.
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Benefit For Brain Cancer
Victim Set For Saturday
By
Nicole Vega,
Correspondent
a.m. they will be firing up the grill for a
hamburger and hot dog plate lunch sale.
Team Mad, a group of family and Lunches will consist of a burger or hot dog
friends, is holding a benefit for Melissa with all the fixin’s, a side of jambalaya, a
Duhe who is battling brain cancer. The bag of chips, and a drink for $10. Desserts
event will be held at Julie’s Tavern, 8431 W. will also be available.
St. Bernard Hwy., on Sat. May 16.
There will also be great music, a space The event will include many attrac- walk and donut hole eating contest for the
tions. At 7 a.m. there will be a garage sale kids, parade of prizes, benefit t-shirts, a
that will include thousands of items. At 10 50/50 raffle, as well as other events.
Photo Courtesy of Melissa Duhe
Melissa Duhe pictured with her daughter, Maura Diane Duhe.
Nunez Community College’s Industrial Technology Program Hosts
Tulane University Engineering Students for Hands-On Learning
Chemical
engineering
students from Tulane University in New Orleans received hands-on training
late last month at Nunez
Community College in Chalmette. Nunez instructor Raymond Frey and his students
facilitated the experience at
the on campus distillation
plant.
“This is an excellent opportunity for our PTEC students to use their skills as
operators,” said Frey, “while
helping future engineers understand the important role
that operators play in this industry.”
A smaller version of
corporate chemical plants,
Nunez’s allows students to
apply theory to practice and
develop
troubleshooting
skills in a controlled setting.
Funded through a grant between Nunez, Tulane, and
Xavier University by the
Louisiana Board of Regents’
Research Competitiveness
and Education Enhancement Program, the plant
uses a distillation process to
separate methanol from water.
After graduation, many
of the Tulane students go on
to work in pharmaceuticals,
biotechnology,
chemical
plants, and the oil industry as
designers of plants. Nunez’s
PTEC graduates design, install, operate, maintain, and
repair complex industrial
machinery. They also diagnose and solve equipment
problems using a wide array
of skills and are educated in
safety procedures in order
to ensure the success of production in industries.
Dr. Thomas Warner,
Chancellor of Nunez Community College, said that
these visits continue to sat-
isfy one aspect of the grant
which is to “enhance communication between operators and engineers” in
petrochemical plants. Collaboration between operators and engineers is essential to a variety of industries.
Nunez Community College is a comprehensive
community college offering
general education and occupational technologies curricula that blend the humanities, social sciences, and
natural sciences and lead
to associate degrees, certificates, and workforce development opportunities. More information about
the PTEC program is available
online:http://www.
nunez.edu/academics/Industrial-Technology-PTEC
Photo Courtesy of Nunez Community College
A Tulane student works at the Nunez plant.
SCHOOLS
Continued from page 1
Jackson, Eryn Loria from Trist
and Madison Melerine from St.
Bernard; and the High School
Student of the Year — Chalmette
High Senior William Wei.
After these students were
recognized, each of the schools
and the central office honored
a volunteer and an outstanding
support employee. Then it was
time for a touching tribute — a
video honoring the district’s 12
retirees. These educators were
honored for their many years
of service to the children of the
community. This year’s retirees included Carolyn Crow, Eileen Danna, Lynne Dier, Janet
Fousch, Bradley Gowland, Lorraine Hernandez, Cecilia Hock,
Charlotte Mayne, Lee St. Phillip,
Joann Serigne, and Flora Watson.
There was also a moment
to honor another retired teacher who recently passed away,
Jeanne Guercia. Voitier said
Guercia was an outstanding and
committed educator, “Her upbeat personality and willingness
AUTISM
Continued from page 1
attendant received tickets to
vote for the contestant’s crawfish they enjoyed the most. At
the end of the day, My Girlfriend’s Kitchen and Backyard
Boilers were the two teams
that won. Both of the teams
donated their winnings back to
SOAR. The day was beautiful
and many people came out to
enjoy great crawfish.
to help out in any way will be
missed. Our hearts continue to
be with her family.”
Following a delicious dinner and some music provided
by the CHS Jazz Band the CHS
Voices, the ceremony continued
as Beverly Lawrason, the Assistant Superintendent, recognized the district’s outstanding
educators. This year’s Teachers
of the Year were Mary Cochrane
from Arabi, Alexis Herold from
Chalmette, Michelle Abadie
from Davies, Amy White-Stein
from Gauthier, David Kimberly
from Lacoste, Erica Jones from
Smith, Gabrielle Kennel from
A.J., Chris Dier from St. Bernard, Stephanie Seago from
Trist, Jessica Janneck from
Chalmette High and Joseph Cipollone from Rowley Alternative.
Lawrason said the school
district owes much of its success
to such outstanding classroom
teachers.
“Our school district would
not be enjoying the academic
success of our students if it were
not for the dedication, overwhelming efforts, and the love
of their students exhibited by
the teachers of the St. Bernard
Parish Public Schools.”
As it does each year, the banquet ended on a high note when
one student from each school
honored a Parent of the Year.
Each student read the winning
essay on camera, paying tribute
to the love and support received
from parents, grandparents,
and other relatives who helped
raise them through some really
difficult situations. These moments were sometimes funny,
sometimes heart wrenching,
and always inspiring.
Parents honored this year
were Silvia Mena, Wesley
Moore, Michelle Trosclair, Carol Hebert, Joshua Knight, Anita
Bryant, Angelique Hahn, Travis and Charlotte Latapie, Shea
Abraham, and Kim Jones.
Voitier used her closing remarks to congratulate the winners and to encourage everyone
to focus on the importance of
public education. “We find ourselves continually in the position
of having to defend our work as
a public school family,” she said.
“I want to continue to encourage the belief that what we do
counts — all of our collective
Strengthening Outcomes
with Autism Resources began
in 2010 and consisted of only
five mothers. Their mission
is “to provide the individualized services, information, resources and support needed
to positively enhance the independence, productivity and
inclusion of individuals with
autism to soar beyond limits. It
can take up to nine years before
individuals can receive services.
“No matter where they live,
we’ll help them,” said SOAR
member Sherri Houin. “Education is huge. Autism is a huge,
huge problem.” Autism is a
growing problem, but resources and information are limited,
Houin said. SOAR strives to
provide families with the information and resources to help
kids with autism from diagnosis through life.
For
more
information
about autism and SOAR, call
985-370-2300 or visit the website www.soarwithautism.org.
work is important. Public education counts to the people sitting here tonight, to the children
of St. Bernard and the overall
welfare of this community. Our
work takes every single person’s
best effort every single day, so
that we are known first and fore-
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most as a parish with a quality
of life that is second to none.”
She then announced the
theme for the next school year
which was also summed up in
her closing message. “St. Bernard Parish Public Schools –
Standing Up, Standing Out.”
Kim Wei was the proud mom of two Students of the Year, Anthony and William.
Team Wimpy’s boiled up some good crawfish.
PAGE 6
St. Bernard Sports
Your Place For Sports News in St. Bernard Parish
PHOTOS BY: THE ST. BERNARD PARISH POST
Chalmette’s Curole Earns Fourth Place in State Javelin Event
of 179’10” in the third round
For the first time since of the prelims, reaching the
2009, a Chalmette boy’s jav- finals. The junior Owl entered
elin thrower has scored in the finals in third position
the Class 5A state track and with his mark, and he would
field championship meet held have three more rounds to
at LSU’s Bernie Moore track improve his standing in the
competition.
stadium.
Dominic Curole earned a Even though the startfourth place last Saturday in ing quarterback on the Owl
the state’s highest classifica- football team and star hitter
tion as he produced a throw and leftfielder on the Chal-
By Jim Bickford
mette’s baseball team didn’t
leave his first state track meet
with a medal, he did enjoy
finishing ahead of the state’s
No. 1 ranked javelin thrower
— Brother Martin’s Thomas
Peters. Peters was nationally
ranked with an early-season
throw of 202’ and regional
champion who came into
the state meet with a best of
192’6”. The Crusader senior
defeated Curole with the top meet.
regional mark in Class 5A and In his chase for a top
of all the state’s throwers, re- three finish and a medal,
Chalmette’s 2015 three-sport
gardless of class.
Despite finishing second letterman would not better
to Peters at the season’s re- his prelim mark (179’10”)
gional meet, Curole did leave in the finals and finished in
with a school record as he fourth place, missing out on
threw 185’4”, eclipsing the a chance to medal and stand
school record of 183’8”, set on the award stand where the
by Bret Diaz in 2009 when top three finishers are honhe finished third at the state ored.
Chalmette High School Sports Awards
Brent Bailey won the Elphage Caillouette Award
given to the outstanding male athlete at Chalmette
High School. Jim Bickford presented Bailey with the
award.
Three Chalmette basketball players were honored for their contributions to the Owl basketball team. Pictured
(l-r): Coches Award, Carlton Campbell; Most Valuable Player, Brent Bailey; Best Offense, Glennshawn Amos.
Chalmette golfers were honored last week. Most Valuable Golfer and three-year
award winner, Jaret Hiers and one-year award winner, Kaleb Niles.
The Chalmette High Lady Owl basketball team was honored last week. Chalmette
finished its season with a 21-6 record. Pictured (l-r) Best Offense, Daja Bunch;
Senior Captain Award, Paris Blanchard; Senior Captain Award, Sierra Jackson.
The 2015 Lady Owl track and field team won its second consecutive District 8-5A
Championships. Pictured (l-r): Hailey Marshall, Most Valuable Track; Myrielle
Powell, Most Valuable Field; and Gabrielle King, Most Valuable Field.
The 2015 Owl Track and Field team won its second consecutive District 8-5A
Championship. Most Valuable Field athlete went to Dominic Curole and Most
Valuable Track athlete went to Brent Bailey.
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OLPS Reaches Final Four in City Playoffs
By Todd Nunez,
Correspondent
The 2015 Our Lady of
Prompt Succor Junior Boys
softball team reached the final four round of the Catholic School Athletic League.
OLPS defeated St. Ann 8-7
in the first round of the city
playoffs. The Patriots then
defeated Visitation 12-8 to
reach the elite eight round.
But St. Christopher defeated
the Patriots 8-5 in the semifinal game.
“We started off slow, but
we peaked at the right time
in the city playoffs winning
two games. They are a great
group of kids and they never
gave up,” coach Kevin Hebert said about the Patriot
softball team.
OLPS came from behind
in the win over St. Ann in the
first round of the city playoffs. Kolby Gritter had the
big hit in the seventh inning
driving in Ethan Dupas for
the game winning run.
In the second round of
the playoffs, OLPS played
well and defeated Visitation
12-8 to reach the semifinals
of the playoffs.
St. Christopher beat the
Patriots 8-5 to end the season for OLPS. The game
was very exciting with both
teams getting big hits and
playing good defense. The
Patriots were tied after six
innings before St. Christopher had a couple of clutch
hits to earn the hard fought
victory.
Kevin Hebert and Gary
Vicknair coached OLPS.
Jennifer Dupas was the team
moderator. “They seventh
graders stepped up and took
leadership to help take the
team to the next level,” Hebert mentioned when asked
about his seventh grade athletes.
The OLPS team was
made up of three players in
the seventh grade, six players in the sixth grade, and
two players in the fifth grade.
Evan LeSage, Ethan Dupas,
and Kolby Gritter were the
seventh graders. Austin Hebert, Grant Hebert, Gary
Sandrock, Hayden Tubbs,
Dylan Rodriguez, and Austin Vicknair were the sixth
graders. Trent Jennings and
Gus Breisacher were the fifth
graders.
“We had a great season,
the way we went to the playoffs and won two games. We
came together when it mattered most and played like a
team. I could not have asked
for a better way to end my
sports career at OLPS,” said
seventh grader Ethan Dupas.
Dupas was also a member of
the flag football and basketball teams at OLPS.
Dupas helps lead the team to CSAL semifinals at St. Dominic School in New Orleans.
OLPS Softball Team: (back row, l-r) Coach Kevin Hebert, Evan Lesage, Kolby Gritter, Ethan Dupas, Coach Gary Vicknair (front row- l-r) Austin Vicknair, Austin
Hebert, Hayden Tubbs, Dylan Rodriguez, Gary Sandrock, Trent Jennings, Grant Hebert, Gus Breisacher.
6 Year Old Soccer Team Wins Parish “Championship” (Top row, l/r) Coaches Shane Esponge, Bryan Neitzschmann, Michael Guerra, and Shane Esponge, Jr. (Middle
row, l/r) Kairi Kelly, Trent Bagesse, Marissa Bazile, Gisele Riley, Roux Guerra, Lauren Ledoux, Jayma Williams. (Bottom row, l/r) Malek Jupiter, Lawrence Guerra,
Keidor Bienemy, Caden Esponge, Jayden Ruiz.
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St Bernard Students
Awarded Scholarships
The St. Bernard Chapter
of the Louisiana Volunteers
for Family and Community,
an organization under the
auspices of the LSU Agriculture Center, has awarded
four $1,000 scholarships for
the 2015-2016 school year to
residents of St. Bernard Parish.
The funds for three of
these scholarships were raised
from the annual Christmas
Tour of Homes, and the re-
maining funding came from
the SBVFC Council Treasury.
Four students from Chalmette High School have been
named: Emily Jones, Gabrielle Glapion, Caroline Boudreaux, and Eric Hume III.
Since the SBVFC is an organization that seeks to promote volunteering in order
“to strengthen individuals,
families, and communities
through education, leadership and action,” the criteria
for this scholarship highly
emphasized the student’s
volunteer activities. SBVFC
congratulated the high school
seniors for their efforts and
hoped that they will continue
to serve their community in
the future. Each student will
receive $1,000 to study at a
Louisiana College or University or accredited Community
College for the 2015-2016
school year.
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Save Louisiana Coalition Holds Town Hall Meeting
West, George Cavignac who
discussed the effects from a
On Thursday night, The government stand point and,
Save Louisiana Coalition held Secretary and Treasurer, Kera town hall meeting in the St. ri Callais discussed the effects
Bernard Council Chamber. on the local economy.
Capt. George Ricks, President “This is the most imporof the Save Louisiana Coali- tant job I’ve ever had and I
tion, gave a presentation to don’t make a penny doing it,”
educate St. Bernard residents said Ricks. The Save Louisiabout the Louisiana Master ana Coalition is a nonprofit
Plan and the effects that the organization and runs on the
diversions will ultimately have power of volunteers.
on St. Bernard and its people. The diversions will dras Presentations were also tically affect the fisheries in
given by Council at Large St. Bernard Parish. The di-
By Nicole Vega,
Correspondent
versions will cause the loss of
many of the Parish’s local seafood population. This loss of
the fishing industry will give a
fatal blow to St. Bernard, especially lower St. Bernard. Many
of the Parish’s residents depend on the fisheries to make
a living. Not only will jobs be
at stake, but many communities will be forced to relocate,
according to Ricks.
Areas like Hopedale that
are outside of the levee will
virtually be washed away due
to the loss of the wetlands, and
storm surge protection will
also be greatly affected due to
the disappearance of the wetlands, Ricks said. “I believe in
the cause, the culture and heritage of the community,” he
said, when asked what keeps
him fighting against the diversions. “If we don’t fight for it,
we’ll lose it.”
St. Bernard has some of
the best fisheries found anywhere. That could all come
to an end, according to Ricks,
but it doesn’t stop at fisheries.
The entire community will feel
the effects of this, he said. The
fisherman will be out of business and then the Marinas will
disappear, putting the people
they do business with out of
business.
“I’ll be put out of business,” said Frank Campo, Jr.,
owner of Campo’s Marina.
“I don’t want to do anything
else. We die on the job.”
To find out more information or to become a member of
the Coalition visit the website
www.thesavelouisianacoalition.com.
State Representative Ray Garofalo also addressed questions after the presentation.
Cathy Serpas urged residents, “You have to squeak and you have to squeak loud.”
Capt. George Ricks speaks out loud to the people of St. Bernard Parish.
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fees of $314 which covers all utilities! Call today for your private showing!!
1726 Egania Street, New Orleans, LA
$99,900
Completely renovated 3br/2ba home offering, ceramic tile, laminate wood floors,
granite counter tops, new stainless steel appliances, top of the line fixtures,
beautiful kitchen cabinets, and much, much more
5901 6th St., Violet, LA
$109,900
Come view this renovated 3br/2ba home in Violet offering, ceramic tile, laminate
wood floors, granite counter tops, beautiful kitchen cabinets, a gorgeous brick
fireplace and much more. Located in Flood Zone B!
3300 Corinne Dr., Chalmette LA
$169,000
Beautiful 3br/2 bath home in the heart of Chalmette!! This beauty offers recessed
lighting, crown molding, Mardi Gras tile throughout, gorgeous kitchen cabinets
and counter tops, commercial grade 7ft fence, tons of natural light, and much
more. Don’t let this one pass you by, call today for your private showing!!!!
2925 Maureen, Meraux, LA
$275,000
Gorgeous home with rooms galore!! Oversized corner lot feels like Country living in
the city!! Offers large living area, fireplace, recessedlighting , surround sound that
plays on different zones, alarm system, Possible 7 bed rooms!! Large covered patio,
Attached shed with 2additional sheds outback. Jacuzzi stays, Large Master suite
with Large European bathroom, Dining room table features a pool tab.
2101 W. Christie Dr., St. Bernard, LA
$60,000
Investor’s delight!! 2br/2b with renovations in the process of converting to a three
bedroom... Needs a some TLC.. Has tank less water heater, tile and laminate floors and
much more....Flood Zone B.. Could qualify for 203k loan.. Don’t let this one pass you by.
2916 Chalona Drive, Chalmette, LA
$125,900
Centrally located in Chalmette!! Fully renovated 3 bedroom 2 bath offering
ceramic tile throughout, a large living area, covered patio, rear yard access and
much more!! Located in Flood Zone B!
$234,900
$250,000
1916 Massicott, St. Bernard, LA
$129,000
Raised 3 bed 2 bath home with large open kitchen and living area. Bedrooms are
a decent size, walk -in closets in Master. Under house can be utilized for storage.
Cheap Flood!!!
3525 Laplace Street, Chalmette, LA
$115,000
Priced to sell!! This home has a 27 x 15 sunroom with ceramic tile floors. Great
open floor plan and plenty of closet space. Rear yard Access. sold as is with
waiver of Redhibition. Bring all offers!!
102 Jane Dr., Slidell, LA
$99,500
Cute as a button 2br/1b camp in Slidell. Offers a beautiful park like setting while
relaxing on either porch...no carpet, tones of natural light, a weekend getaway
close to all city amenities.. Call today for your private showing!!
$145,000
$194,900
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2208 Ethienne Dr., Meraux, LA
Beautiful home located in Jumonville Plantation. Offering
spacious floor plan, with plenty of upgrades, foam insulation,
stainless steel appliances, jetted tub, oversized rooms, top
of the line cabinets, covered patio, lemon trees and a large
backyard.. Located in Flood Zone B.
$85,000
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3622 Montesquieu, Chalmette, LA
Very exquisite property with endless possibilities. Zoned Res and
Commercial. Live in the front and operate a business in the back
. House is 1773 sq feet living, large rooms, separate dining, and
office space. Building in the back is 1772 sq feet, garage, office, and
possible living quarters or large room with kitchen, with another
separate office. Cheap Flood, and Large oversized lot.
$139,000
$215,000
28499 Grasshopper Trail, Ponchatoula, LA
Beautiful, 5 yr. old 3bd/2bth home in Bedico Meadows. Offering
an open floor plan, spacious kitchen, breakfast bar, large master
bedroom closet,covered patio and nice yard, great for entertaining.
Community pool and playground…100% financing available! Don’t let
this one pass you by!
$469,000
2412 Corinne, Chalmette, LA
4br/3.5 bath home in the Heart of Chalmette!! This gem
offers granite counter tops, beautiful kitchen cabinets,
granite topped kitchen island, a wet bar, nice size master
bedroom with jacuzzi tub and much more. Lots of room to
grow! Located in Flood Zone B!!
$165,900
107 Setter Lane, Pearl River, LA
775 Bayou Liberty Rd., Unit D, Slidell, LA
Cute as a button 2br/1.5 bath condo offering ceramic
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3858 Eton, Slidell, LA
Come view this adorable 3 bed 2 bath home nice size
rooms large living area open to kitchen . Nice size
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View this spectacular, custom designed 9 year old home
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What an amazing spacious house!!! Come view this
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Priced to sell!
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All agents licensed in the state of Louisiana.
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The Best Entertainment in Da’Parish
Concrete Rose Boutique
Celebrates Physical Opening
By Nicole Vega,
Assistant Editor
Concrete Rose Boutique, located at
908 W. Judge Perez STE C, celebrated its
physical opening recently with a ribbon
cutting ceremony. Originally from California, owner Latoya Jackson brought
her style and keen eye for fashion, having been in the corporate retail industry
for eight years, to St. Bernard Parish.
While her company has been online for
five years, this is the first physical location of her store.
“I already have a huge presence
here,” said Jackson, “so it seemed like
the smartest move to make.” Jackson
began branding herself about four years
ago with Amaya Hughes from the event
planning company, The Life of the Party
LLC, doing trunk shows.
When asked what prompted her
to open the boutique, she credited that
decision to her love of fashion. Jackson hopes to bring style, fashion, color
and affordability to St. Bernard Parish.
“I absolutely love the culture here, and
it was natural instinct for me to open a
store front here with the love I have for
the city of New Orleans,” said Jackson.
“I feel at home here and plan to relocate
my family here as well.”
From tees to dresses, Concrete Rose
Boutique has what you need to brighten your wardrobe with a variety of fun
colors and prints. According to Jackson, Concrete Rose Boutique is a place
“where progressive fashion is a must.”
Store hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The St. Bernard Parish Post
Concrete Rose Boutique celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
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WEATHER
Subtropical Storm Ana Kicks-Off 2015 Hurricane Season
Barry D. Keim, Louisiana State Climatologist, Louisiana State University
Last week, the National Hurricane Center named the first
storm of the 2015 Hurricane Season, and it was called Subtropical
Storm Ana (Figure 1).
Fortunately, this storm was
located a far piece from Da Parish.
The storm was called “subtropical” because it had characteristics
common to both tropical storms,
and extra-tropical storms (like
Nor’easters). What this means
is that these storms do not con-
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sist entirely of humid tropical air,
but rather have a combination of
tropical air and some cooler and
drier air from the mid-latitudes.
This affects the dynamics within
the storm, whereby the driving
forces in these storms are not entirely driven by evaporation and
condensation like that is a pure
tropical system.
Furthermore, these storms
also include some temperature
and moisture differences between opposing air masses — air
off of the Gulf vs. that from the
Great Plains. The National Hurricane Center recognized the
problem of these hybrid storms
long ago, and at first they did not
know how to classify them. However, they settled in on calling
them “subtropical storms” and
began including them in 1972
along with all the other “tropical
storms” in a season.
While May storms are not
common problems for the National Hurricane Center — heck,
hurricane season doesn’t officially begin until June 1 — they are
far from unprecedented. Since
1851, the North Atlantic Basin,
which includes the Gulf, has experienced 44 May tropical and
subtropical storms, and even a
May hurricane or two. Most recently, in 2012, we had two tropical storms in May — Alberto and
Beryl. This year, Subtropical
Storm Ana certainly represents
an early start to the 2015 hurricane season, but does it serve as
a harbinger of what is yet to come
during the rest of the season? To
that, I would answer “probably
not.”
Only time will tell, but remember that our early season
forecast from Philip Klotzbach
and Bill Gray of Colorado State
University said that this season
should be relatively quiet, and
perhaps even historically quiet. If
we’re lucky, and this storm season actually lives up to the early
forecast, this season could be
one of the quietest experienced
in many decades, despite this
early and eerie start. Do I hear an
“AMEN?” If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at
keim@lsu.edu.
Figure 1. Subtropical Storm Ana on May 8, 2015. Image is from the United States Naval Research Laboratory and can be found at http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html. Your WeeklY Weather at a Glance
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Obituaries
Phyllis Mary Weiss, OCDS passed away on
May 3, 2015, at the age of 90. She was the beloved daughter of the late Pauline Armbruster
Weiss and Joseph Louis Weiss Sr. Sister of the
late Joseph Louis Weiss Jr. (husband of the
late Maria Compagna), Exilda Weiss Mataya
(wife of the late Wallace Mataya Sr.) and Francis Weiss Brossette (wife of the late Joseph
Brossette). She is survived and fondly remembered by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and
dear friends.
Romero “Rome” Romaldi Martinez
passed away on May 4, 2015, at the age of 75.
He was the cherished husband of Audrey L.
Martinez for 45 years. Loving father of Roxane
B. Foto (the late Danny) and Angela H. Martinez Grant (Dennis). Son of the late Harry and
Judy Martinez. Proud grandfather of Alexandra, Amelia, Bryson, and Isabelle.
Miriam Ruth Hinton Griffin passed away
on May 4, 2015, at the age of 88. She was the
cherished wife of the late Thomas Griffin III.
Loving mother of Kathleen Duhon McCalla,
Nancy Martinez, Steve Griffin, David Griffin
and the late Thomas Griffin IV. Daughter of the
late Sylvina Hinton and Gayford Hinton. Sister
of Gayford Lee Hinton Jr. Proud grandmother
of Michael Duhon Jr., Erwin “Win” Martinez,
Tommy Griffin V, Seth Griffin and Melissa
Wolf. She is also survived and fondly remembered by her 9 great-grandchildren, along with
many cousins, relatives and dear friends.
Manuel Ramon Gagliano passed away
peacefully on May 7, 2015, at the age of 92. He
was the beloved husband of 27 years to Barbara Jean Graff Drago Gagliano. Step-father of
Brian Drago (Dena), Charlene Cantrell (Stanley), Gaetano Drago Jr. and Deborah Smothermon (Danny). Son of the late Vincent and
Catherine Geraci Gagliano. Brother of Bessie
Frosch (Warren), Catherine Mary Gagliano,
Walter Gagliano (Sheila), Salvadore Gagliano
(Linda) and the late Anthony Gagliano, Frank
Gagliano, Marie Gagliano, Lucy Gagliano, Bennie Gagliano, Joseph Gagliano, and Vincent
Gagliano Jr. Step-grandfather of Fallan, Cody,
Sherah, Benjamin, Luke, Paige, Guy III, Amanda, Derek, Dominique, Teresa, William, Megan
and Alexis. He is also survived and fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, cousins
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and dear friends.
Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Carver Arceneaux
passed away May 3, 2015, surrounded by her
loving family. She is survived by her husband
of 58 years Daniel W. Arceneaux; her daughters and sons-in-law, Beth and Anthony Sercovich Jr., Lori and John Burns III, Sandra and
Mark Paxton, Susan and Arlan Gebbia Sr., and
Danielle Arceneaux. Jackie will also be missed
by her siblings, F. Nelson Carver Jr. (Joan),
Sandra Groetsch (Chuck), and Ronald Carver
(Phyllis); grandchildren Arlan and Kelly Gebbia, Corey Gebbia, Bobby and Jessica Norton,
Stefani Sercovich, Amanda and Jessica Paxton, Gabrielle and Victoria Burns, Gary and
Jacob Hebert; and great-grandchildren, Arlan
and Ayden Gebbia, and Demi Dorcey. Also
survived by a host of nieces and nephews she
adored. Jackie was preceded in death by her
parents Frank N. Carver Sr. and Margaret
Schindler Carver.
Robert Shawn Corcoran passed away on
May 7, 2015, at the age of 62. Beloved son of
the late Rita Perigoni Corcoran and George H.
Corcoran Sr. Loving brother of Carol C. Stockfleth (Donald) and the late George H. Corcoran
Jr. and George Earl Corcoran. Proud uncle of
Kevin M. Corcoran and George M. Corcoran.
Cornelius ‘Buzzy’ Repath passed away on
May 6, 2015, at the age of 80. He was the cherished husband of the late Joycelyn Brossette
Repath. Loving father of Bradley Repath and
the late Brenda Repath Kerry. Son of the late
Phillip and Francis Conrad Repath. Brother of
Irma Timmons and the late Ramona Ellsenohn,
Delores Carusso, Lillian Laboudette, Phillip
Repath Jr. Proud grandfather of Tiffany Repath, Rachael Repath, Brittany Kerry and Stephen Kerry. Also survived by many nieces,
nephews and friends.
Marcel James Theriot passed onMay 2,
2015, at the age of 28. He was the beloved son
of Cindy Dembrun and the late Mark Theriot
Sr. Stepson of Jay Landreaux. Marcel is survived by his brother Mark (Jenna); niece Joslyn Theriot; son Jayden Ruiz and loving companion Amanda Daroca. Marcel was the loving
and caring grandson of Emile and Cookie Dembrun, Shirley and the late Marvin Theriot. Step
Brother of Shane (Shannon), Katie (Charles),
Chelsey (Chris). Also survived by loving aunts,
uncles, cousins and many great friends.
5200 Canal Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
504-486-0880
www.greenwoodfuneralhome.net
Welcomes
FLOYD HERTY
Cell 504-214-0810
floyd.herty@carriageservices.com
Continuing the Tradition of Serving St. Bernard Parish
Experience the BEST in Quality Care and Value
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