[StBernard] Full steam ahead on da Civic Center?

[Westley Annis]

 "The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will send an additional
$3.7 million to St. Bernard Parish to cover repair work on the grand
ballroom in the Fred Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette. " --TP

Jer Responds:

 

Woooo. This one's most certainly a "gift" from the Federal Government.
Before Katrina, it appeared the auditorium's fate was doomed. Many felt it
was too expensive (not feasible) to renovate the building which was in such
ill-repair.  Perhaps a school board takeover/buy was inevitable?

 

Then came da storm, and it appears a significant amount of money will be
poured into repairing it to near-perfect condition. 

 

That's a gift from FEMA, but took God's hand to make it work out that way. 

 

--jer--

 

FEMA boosts funding to fix ballroom

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 

St. Bernard bureau

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will send an additional $3.7
million to St. Bernard Parish to cover repair work on the grand ballroom in
the Fred Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette. 

The 14,000-square-foot ballroom was swamped, along with most other
structures in St. Bernard Parish, during flooding in Hurricane Katrina in
2005. 

The ballroom reopened several months ago and has hosted a number of events,
including banquets and a community dance. Repair work included the
installation of new kitchen equipment, lighting and sound systems.


The additional money brings to $4.9 million the amount that FEMA has given
the parish for repairs to the civic center on Judge Perez Drive, FEMA said
in a news release.