Chalmette NewsLocal news for Chalmette, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.VOA - Day of Service' to help St. Bernard- June 10, 2008 The Volunteers of America has organized an army of 350 people and charged them with the mission of helping rebuild parts of St.http://www.topix.net/city/chalmette-la/2008/06/voa-day-of-service-to-help-st-bernard?fromr... Parish still struggling to rebuild from Katrina- June 8, 2008 Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina, shifting demographics and the loss of community touchstones have rendered tight-knit St. Bernard Parish almost unrecognizable to those who cherished life here before the storm.By one estimate, less than half the 67,000 pre-storm population is back in this New Orleans suburb, and residents are now poorer and more reliant on services from the cash-strapped parish government, St. Bernard President Craig Taffaro said.There is no hospital, shopping options.http://www.topix.net/city/chalmette-la/2008/06/parish-still-struggling-to-rebuild-from-kat... State GOP against boosting state legislators' pay this year- June 8, 2008 The state Republican Party comes out against a bill to boost state legislators' pay.http://www.topix.net/city/chalmette-la/2008/06/state-gop-against-boosting-state-legislator... |