Chalmette (Louisiana)

Katrina case raises costly question

Tanya Smith, 36, cleans the kitchen counters in her Chalmette, La., home on Saturday. She was awarded $317,000 in a court ruling for repairs on her home, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. NEW ORLEANS — The recent...

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Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits

FILE - The federal judge's harshly worded decision also served as vindication for residents of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans who have long argued that Katrina was largely a man-made disaster, caused...

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St. Bernard makes key step in journey towards hospital

10:11 PM CDT on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 CHALMETTE, La. -- 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...

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Entergy unveils Chalmette office

by CityBusiness staff reports Entergy Louisiana unveiled a new Chalmette office building Tuesday for line crews that service St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Since Hurricane Katrina, which damaged Entergy's office...

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Couple jailed in drug death

CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — 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. St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies say...

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St. Bernard homeowners looking for answers at town hall meeting

07:34 PM CDT on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 CHALMETTE, La. – Homeowners in St. Bernard Parish are getting a chance to voice their concerns at a meeting tonight on tainted Chinese drywall. Many have already made their way inside...

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30-year-old burglary suspect found hiding in father's attic

03:56 PM CDT on Monday, October 12, 2009 WWLTV.com CHALMETTE, La. – A 30-year-old burglary suspect was found hiding in the attic of his father’s home by deputies Friday, according to the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office....

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It's like Algiers Point, but with pens instead of bullets

Housing Battle Reveals Post-Katrina Tensions By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON CHALMETTE, La. — The parish of St. Bernard, a quiet, insular suburb just east of New Orleans, has in the end agreed to allow housing for low-income families....

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Arrests made in beating of 88-year-old in home

08:28 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Amanda DeBose and Brittney Reese / Eyewitness News CHALMETTE, La. – Two men have been arrested in the assault of an 88-year-old Chalmette man during a home invasion on Monday,...

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$278.8M to Odebrecht-Baker for St. Bernard Parish Levee Improvements

Flooding in Chalmette, LA from Hurricane Katrina (click to view larger) Odebrecht-Baker in Coral Gables, FL won a $278.8 million construction contract for levee improvements to the Chalmette Loop from Verret to Caernarvon in...

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