Who Dat Coffee Café – Chalmette’s Grand Opening is on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 9207 West St. Bernard Highway.

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District celebrated National Maritime Day on May 22, 2019. National Maritime Day was created in order to acknowledge the vast economic benefits of the maritime industry to both local communities and the nation.

St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation (SBEDF) is thrilled to announce the promotion of Danielle Martin as Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives.

Often times, the work of economic developers involve non-disclosure agreements, confidential business plans, and proprietary information of expanding businesses.

Schmelly’s Dirt Farm took home the grand prize at the 5th annual Startup St. Bernard presented by the Meraux Foundation and St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation.

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.

The entry period is open for the fifth annual Startup St. Bernard competition, presented by the Meraux Foundation and the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation.

Support our local businesses in St. Bernard Parish this holiday season by participating in the 2nd Annual Shop Small Week on November 24, 2018 – December 1, 2018.

Clean Course Meals, a health food restaurant, and Commit 2B Fit NOLA, its adjoining gym, will be celebrating a grand opening at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at 1800 East Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.

Since 2012, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) has been celebrated nationally to highlight modern manufacturing and inspire the future generation of manufacturers.

Upon opening an online clothing boutique in November 2015, Aniston Lane owners Mandi St. Romain Tregle and Merissa St. Romain Lopez quickly realized that they needed to expand to a physical location.

St. Bernard Parish Government, in partnership with the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation (SBEDF), is sweetening the pot for motion-picture film, digital, and television productions with the announcement of a new tax incentive program, “Film St. Bernard.”

The Port of New Orleans and the Meraux Foundation are studying the feasibility of a new container and logistics facility on a property known as the "Sinclair Tract" in Meraux, Louisiana.

St. Bernard Parish Officials were on hand for the opening of the parish’s 3rd hotel in Chalmette.

Meraux, La. (March 23, 2018) -- Valero Meraux Refinery held its new Administration Building Ribbon Cutting and Celebration on March 22.

St. Bernard Parish, La. (March 20, 2018) — 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.

March 10, 2018 (St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana): Entering its fourth year, Startup St. Bernard showcases the Parish as a premier location for business, especially startups, to thrive. The Meraux Foundation, the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation, and the Idea Village™ are joined by a deep bench of partners working together to make Startup St. Bernard possible.

Chalmette, La. (February 6, 2018) -- When the St. Bernard Parish Economic Development Foundation (SBEDF) named maritime development one of their key priorities, results came quickly.