Hundreds of people danced, dined and supported local foster kids in a fun-filled afternoon at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm campus on Saturday, March 30.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation is encouraging teachers across Louisiana to apply for the Waters to the Sea® Mississippi River Delta Institute, a professional development program taking place this summer on June 18-20, 2019 in St. Bernard Parish.

National summit presented by the Walton Family Foundation and the Meraux Foundation to feature resilience planning and financing from the perspective of corporate leaders and investors

Startup St. Bernard organizers, The Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation have announced the three finalists selected to compete for nearly $90,000 in prizes in the yearly competition: Breathing Waters, Da Parish Kayaks, and Schmelly’s. The 5th Annual Startup St. Bernard competition is being held in conjunction with New Orleans Entrepreneur Week on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Cook teams from throughout the area served up wild game dishes from Louisiana’s coastal wetlands to raise money in support of coastal restoration projects.

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation welcomes the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center to the St. Claude Arts campus in St. Bernard Parish.

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Nonprofit hones strategy to improve quality of life in St. Bernard Parish

Blaise Pezold gazed out of his office window at a massive cargo ship plying downriver, eclipsing the entire wall-to-wall span of glass in the aptly-named Arlene Meraux River Observation Center.

Teachers meandered through the gardens, learning from experts about how smart landscape design can help manage stormwater and improve water quality.

Kids and adults alike came out to experience the fun at the fifth annual AgMagic on the River from May 8-12 at the Meraux Foundation’s Docville Farm in Violet. Thanks to a partnership between the Meraux Foundation and LSU’s AgCenter, the hands-on event is free for schools and the public.

Awards 60 Scholarships – Academic, Arts, and Vocational-Technical – to St. Bernard Parish Students

Clean Course Meals won the fourth annual Startup St. Bernard pitch competition, taking home a $100,000 prize package of cash and in-kind services designed to help take their business to the next level.

Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation partner to support innovation, growth in the Parish

The Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation announced today that it has named Blaise Pezold as Coastal and Environmental Program Manager.