Editing Chalmette, Louisiana (section)

===Gradual recovery===
[[Image:NemesisChalm19Feb06F.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Mardi Gras 2006 in Chalmette: float #10 "The FEMA Ship"]]

[[St. Bernard Parish]] has celebrated [[Mardi Gras]] with parades in Chalmette. In February 2006, the [[krewe]] of the ''Knights of Nemesis'' held a parade, past many buildings still in ruins, along the streets of Chalmette.

As of early 2008, many businesses have returned to the area, schools have reopened, although the population remains significantly below pre-Katrina levels.

Due to Hurricane Katrina, the St. Bernard Parish School Board succeeded in getting a school open despite considerable difficulties, including telling FEMA that it would not wait for the agency. The parish opened the St. Bernard Unified School as a K-12 school in late 2005.

With the opening of the 2006–2007 school year, the Unified school reverted to [[Chalmette High School]] and now houses grades 9-12. The former Andrew Jackson High School has been repaired and now houses grades 6–8. Trist Middle School houses grades 6 through 8.

The Catholic and private school sector was lost to Katrina. The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans]] has consolidated all local schools into one, on the Our Lady of Prompt Succor campus. It has grades PK-8.