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  1. Group Wants To Meet With Chalmette RefineriesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | TheNewOrleansChannel

    A community watchdog group wants to sit down with area refineries to talk about environmental questions after issuing a report Monday saying Chalmette refineries are causing significant problems for nearby residents.

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  2. Cars are more than toys for some Katrina survivors

    19 hrs ago | The Daily Advertiser

    CHALMETTE, La. - Behind the wheel of his 1969 Oldsmobile 442, Emile Bouanchaud burns rubber, escaping the grim realities left behind by Hurricane Katrina.

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, St. Bernard, LA

  3. Bombing of Pearl Harbor to be remembered at service today in ChalmetteRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | NOLA.com

    The attack on Pearl Harbor will be remembered today during a memorial service in Chalmette.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  4. Arabi's Maumus building to get new life as science center, Katrina museumRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 30 | NOLA,com

    ... first-hand accounts.'' Ginart said a Katrina museum would fit nicely with two other tourist stops in the parish: Chalmette Battlefield and the Isleno museum complex in St. Bernard community. "There's a lot we could do with it,'' he said. "We're ...

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    Related Topix: Arabi, LA, St. Bernard, LA, Education Etc.

  5. motiva-norco.JPGRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | NOLA,com

    ... to collect their own air samples. It was instrumental in a successful federal lawsuit filed by residents against Chalmette Refinery that led the company to agree to cut its emissions and resulted in the payment of more than $2 million to the ...

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    Related Topix: Norco, LA, Hurricane, Hurricane Cindy, Weather, Natural Disasters, Baton Rouge, LA

  6. Protests by unsuccessful bidders have slowed corps' hurricane projectsRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | NOLA.com

    ... of protective barriers for drainage pumping stations in Metairie and Kenner. A mid-October protest targeted a Chalmette floodwall contract. Corps officials said they don't yet know whether the protests will affect their target completion date of ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, LA, Metairie, LA, Kenner, LA

  7. St. Bernard Parish Christmas parade returns to Chalmette on SaturdayRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 4 | Times-Picayune

    ... Christmas parade. The parade, which was a pre-Hurricane Katrina tradition, will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday in Chalmette. It will roll on West Judge Perez Drive from Chalmette High School to the Frederick Sigur Civic Center. The 25-unit parade will ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Lafitte, LA

  8. Chalmette lantern tour tickets on saleRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Times-Picayune

    ... the popular nighttime lantern tour at the re-enactment of the Battle of New Orleans. The tour will be Jan. 9 at Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, the National Park Service said in a news release. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold. ...

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    Related Topix: St. Bernard, LA, New Orleans, LA

  9. Editorial: Veto St. Bernard fireworksRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Times-Picayune

    ... have spoken on this issue. They voted to ban the sale of fireworks in 1981 following a series of house fires in Chalmette. The Parish Council followed up with the ordinance to ban the sale and use of fireworks that it is now throwing out. The ...

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    Related Topix: St. Bernard, LA, Opinion

  10. St. Bernard revives Christmas paradeRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Times-Picayune

    St. Bernard Parish is restarting its traditional Christmas parade. The parade, a tradition before Hurricane Katrina, will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. in Chalmette.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, St. Bernard, LA, Lafitte, LA

  11. Christmas enthusiasm builds, with lights and special eventsRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 3 | NOLA.com

    ... traditional Christmas parade. The parade, a tradition before Hurricane Katrina, will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. in Chalmette. It will roll on West Judge Perez Drive from Chalmette High School to the Frederick Sigur Civic Center. The 25-unit parade ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Xavier University, Slidell, LA, Lafitte, LA

  12. Newsline: Brethren grants give $105,000 to hurricane recovery in...Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 3 | Worldwide Faith News

    ... of $30,000 continues funding for Brethren Disaster Ministries program's Hurricane Katrina rebuilding site 4 in Chalmette, La. The grant supports the repair and rebuilding of homes, and volunteer support including travel expenses, leadership ...

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    Related Topix: Christian Music, Brethren, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Elgin, IL, Haiti, Gonaives, Haiti, World News, Artibonite, Haiti

  13. Murphy refinery in St. Bernard Parish to test new alarm today, Friday

    Thursday Dec 3 | NOLA.com

    ... Office said in a news release. The Sheriff's Office said residents living in Meraux and the eastern edge of Chalmette shouldn't be nervous if they hear an alarm system going off several times at the refiney today and Friday. The plant will test its ...

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    Related Topix: Meraux, LA

  14. Council debate ends with bangRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Times-Picayune

    ... in St. Bernard since 1981, when voters approved a referendum banning their sale after a series of house fires in Chalmette on New Year's Eve in 1980. The parish's Police Jury followed up with an ordinance that made the sale and discharge of ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, St. Bernard, LA, Slidell, LA

  15. Fireworks ban challenged anew in St. Bernard ParishRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | NOLA.com

    ... in St. Bernard since 1981, when voters approved a referendum banning their sale after a series of house fires in Chalmette on New Year's Eve in 1980. The parish's Police Jury followed up with an ordinance that made sale and discharge of fireworks ...

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    Related Topix: Gretna, LA, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, St. Bernard, LA, Slidell, LA, Fire

  16. Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits from victimsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Daily Reveille

    ... somebody has said the truth," said Catherine Serpas, 67, whose family runs a bicycle and lawnmower store in Chalmette, La. She said the Army Corps' work on a 76-mile channel called the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet "destroyed the family life we ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, LA, US Politics, David Vitter, Mary Landrieu, Republican, Democrat

  17. Times-Picayune Doll and Toy Fund a labor of love for chairmanRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 28 | NOLA.com

    ... Knights of Columbus Dick Riecke Toy Distribution in Folsom, Knights of Columbus in St. Bernard toy distribution in Chalmette and the Kenner Police Department's toy distribution. Katy Reckdahl can be reached at kreckdahl@timespicayune.com or ...

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

  18. Signs of RecoveryRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Times-Picayune

    ... year, according to the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Work has started on a new visitors center at the Chalmette Battlefield. The new center, slated to open next fall, will be twice as large as the one that was destroyed by flooding ...

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    Related Topix: Abita Springs, LA, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, LA, Slidell, LA, Opinion

  19. More Groceries Expected To Rise In New Orleans EastRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WDSU.com

    ... round. Several other grocery stores are also coming to areas hit hard by Katrina. Walmart plans to open a store in Chalmette in 2010 and Robert's Fresh Market plans to build a store on Harrison in Lakeview.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

  20. Workers repairing fence at De La Ronde ruins in Chalmette after car crashRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | NOLA.com

    Crews of trusties from the St. Bernard Parish Jail are repairing a stretch of the wrought iron fence around the De La Ronde ruins in Chalmette.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, New Orleans Saints

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