The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation has given $150,000 to the LSU AgCenter Livestock Show — the largest single donation in the show’s 80-year history. The funds establish an endowment for Supreme Champion Animal awards in beef cattle, dairy, poultry, sheep, goats and swine. Ten winners will be selected at each Livestock Show and will receive academic awards of $1,000 each.

The seafood industry has been challenged in recent years by external factors, including the influx of lower priced seafood from international markets, the long-term impacts from the oil spill, and potential damage to fisheries from diversions. There have been recent efforts to support the industry, including workforce development and direct marketing initiatives; however, challenges remain.

The Meraux Foundation donated $5,000 toward the opening and hosts the Blues, Brews and BBQ in the Parish to support the community center.

The five finalist of Startup St. Bernard have been announced by the pitch competition’s organizers, the Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation has been awarded the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts’ (LACD) Outstanding Non-Supervisor Award for 2016.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation hosted a meeting on Jan. 10 to facilitate a dialogue on coastal restoration between dozens of landowners in St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes and representatives of more than ten coastal and environmental agencies.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation partnered with St. Bernard Parish Government’s Office of Coastal Operations and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry last week to collect Black Mangrove propagules that will be raised into trees and planted on barrier islands in Biloxi Marsh.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation partnered with the Greater New Orleans Foundation and Restore the Mississippi River Delta to host Community Conversations at Docville Farm on Tuesday evening.

St. Bernard Parish was full of fall and Halloween festivities with school Fall Fests, pumpkin patches, a Trick or Trunk event at Sidney Torres Park, and Boo in the Barn event held at Docville Barn in Meraux. This was the second Boo at the Barn hosted by the Chalmette High School Key Club.

The Valiant Theatre and Lounge is slated to open in September within Studio Arabi, the newly established arts campus in St. Bernard Parish. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on October 8 at 5 p.m. Named in honor of a large crown that adorns the former pawn shop at 6621 St. Claude Ave., the Valiant Theatre will feature a full service, upscale bar and lounge in addition to a 120 seat theatre.

Dozens of educators from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota and the delta in Louisiana are in St. Bernard Parish for the second annual Waters to the Sea® Mississippi River Delta Institute presented by the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation on June 13-15, 2016

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation has awarded a $5,000 donation to the Knights of Nemesis Social Club and Parade for their annual Hook a Kid on Fishing Rodeo being held Saturday, June 18.

Meraux Foundation Partners with Artists Erica and Mitchell Gaudet in Creative Placemaking Project

Families were able to see, touch and experience all things Louisiana agriculture at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm!