St. Bernard Parish has created a new position – director of fisheries and water management – and hired former Parish Councilman Tony “Ricky” Melerine to fill the post. Melerine worked at the seafood processing plant in Violet since 1968, but in October, Bumble Bee Seafood shut the plant down and told employees it was moving … Continue reading Tony ‘Ricky’ Melerine fills new St. Bernard Parish fisheries post