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Pomes seals the deal to forfeit $3.3 million to protect himself, Bourgeois, and other high-ranking Parish employees!
On March 20, 2025, St. Bernard Parish President Louis Pomes sealed the deal to have the parish forfeit $3.3 million to protect himself, Bourgeois, and other high-ranking Parish employees who violated the terms of the Buy and Build Program.
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Another deadline approaches: Do your part to help slow down the LIT permitting process!
There are multiple steps to the permitting process for the proposed LIT container facility. While everyone has heard about the permitting process through the Army Corps of Engineers, there are several other lesser known but equally important permits that Port NOLA needs to obtain to move forward with its Corps permit.
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John Lane declared Citizen of the Year!
On February 20, 2025, the St. Bernard Chamber took to Facebook to announce that St. Bernard’s very own John Lane had been declared Citizen of the Year. In this article we take a look back at Lane’s “accomplishments.”
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Council embarrassment continues!
Last week we broke the story “Council forfeits $3.3 million to protect Pomes and Bourgeois.” This week we are taking a deeper dive into exactly what was wrong with what the Council did in passing Summary 4245.
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Council forfeits $3.3 million to protect Pomes and Bourgeois
If you are just joining us, make sure to start with Part 1 of this story: Corruption with the Buy and Build Program. On March 5, 2025, the Council voted 6-1 in favor of Summary 4245 to provide relief to 159 non-compliant buyers under the Buy and Build Program. Who benefited from Summary 4245? The…
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Ethics violation? You decide!
On March 5, 2025, the Parish council passed an ordinance involving the Buy and Build Program that has been closed for years. That program allowed lots to be purchased from the Parish at a 35% discount from fair market value. In exchange for the discount, each buyer had to build a single family house within…