Saint Bernard Parish Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
parish in Louisiana, United States
About Saint Bernard Parish
A Louisiana "parish" is the equivalent of a "county" in other states. The Parish, or "Da Parish" as locals often refer to it, borders the east bank of the Missisisppi River. To the west and north is the city ofNew Orleans. Downriver to the south is the east bank ofPlaquemines Parish. Saint Bernard was even more devastated than New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — though as many locals can tell you, the majority of the damage wasn't from the Hurricane per se (detailed below). The parish's population fell from 67,000 in 2000 to 36,000 in 2010. Recovery and rebuilding are ongoing. There are no incorporated communities in St. Bernard, so the names of towns and places are sometimes more a matter of what locals traditionally call a location than any legally set boundaries. (Just a he
Saint Bernard Parish Travel Guide Sections
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