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Government
St. Bernard Parish has a
council form of government, with seven district council members and a
council president elected parish wide. Council members serve four-year
terms. The parish government provides municipal services including
water, and garbage collection. The parish also provides fire
protection and a multitude of other services and regulatory functions. St.
Bernard has no incorporated municipalities as such the parish government
is the governing authority for all of St. Bernard Parish.
St.
Bernard Government Official Website An
elected sheriff directs the police department.
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s main office is located in the Parish
Courthouse in Chalmette with additional substations at the St. Bernard
Parish boundary with New Orleans on St. Claude Avenue and Judge Perez Drive
(Claiborne Avenue) and on Paris Road in Chalmette. The Sheriff's
Office handles all of the criminal, civil and tax division
operations, as well as police protection throughout the parish including
providing 24-hour patrol throughout the parish. St.
Bernard Parish has the lowest crime rate in the New Orleans metropolitan
among the lowest crime rate of any parish in Louisiana.
St.
Bernard Parish Sheriff's
Office
In the
United States Congress, St. Bernard is part of Louisiana's 3rd.
U.S. Congressional District. St. Bernard is also represented by
Louisana's two Senators
in the US Senate. In the Louisiana legislature, St. Bernard is
part of the 103rd
and 104th
House of Representatives Districts and the 1st.
Senate District.
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