Why are flags at half-staff in St Bernard Parish?

If you’ve noticed flags in St Bernard Parish lowered at half-staff, here is why.

St. Bernard Parish to make modern use of its old cemetery in Akron

Hudson monument company to install columbarium to bring higher visibility to Akron cemetery. Loved ones will be able to visit and pay respects.
WDSU

St. Bernard Parish takes emergency action on saltwater intrusion

The St. Bernard Parish Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve around $20 million in funds that had initially been meant for hurricane recovery to be used for saltwater intrusion ...
The Root

Keeping St. Bernard Parish White

St. Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans, has the distinction in Louisiana of taking the most direct hit from Hurricane Katrina four years ago this week. In the slow, painful rebuilding that ...
Hoodline

St. Bernard Parish and Pearl Harbor Survivors to Salute Heroes on 84th Anniversary of Infamous Attack

In a social media post by the St. Bernard Parish Government, the invitation reads, "Join us at Pearl Harbor Memorial Park as ...
NOLA.com

Mike Ginart, lawyer and post-Hurricane Katrina St. Bernard Parish Council member, dies at 64

Mike Ginart, a lawyer whose civic work in St. Bernard Parish helped him win a seat on the Parish Council as the parish was in ...
NPR

The Ties that Bind St. Bernard Parish

Hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed St. Bernard Parish, a tightly-knit suburban neighborhood just five miles from downtown New Orleans. Now those close community ties are proving to be both a help and ...