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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