St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District

08/27/2026

🎉🎉Celebrating an Incredible 34 - Year Legacy 🎉🎉

After 34 years of dedicated service to the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, Karen Boniol is officially retiring. Throughout those years, she has been more than an employee - Karen has been an important part of the St. Bernard Port family, contributing countless hours, memories, and dedication to the success of our organization.

In fact, 34 years makes Karen the longest tenured employee in St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District’s history – a remarkable achievement that speaks volumes about her commitment and dedication.

While we will certainly miss seeing Karen around the Port, we are grateful for the lasting impact she has made and the legacy she leaves behind.

Please join us in congratulating Karen on an incredible 34 years of service and wishing her all the best in this well-deserved retirement!

08/24/2026

🔔🔔NOW HIRING: Public Relations/Grant Coordinator 🔔🔔

The St. Bernard Port is currently hiring for a Public Relations/Grant Coordinator.

Responsibilities include but not limited to, managing communications, building community/media relationships, promoting our organization, and coordinating grant applications.

✨Strong communication
✨Grant research/writing skills
✨Organized and detail-oriented
✨PR and grant experience preferred

🔗 Click the link below to read the full job description and learn more!

Career Opportunities The St. Bernard Port has varying hiring times. Fill out the form below or click the “Open Positions” button to see what our current openings are. Send my Resume Open Positions

05/22/2026

HAPPY MARITIME DAY! 🚢

This month, the St. Bernard Port celebrated Maritime Month through community connection, featuring a presentation led by our COO, Ross Gonzales, for the Nunez Community College Pelican Leadership Development Institute Program.

Maritime month is a time to recognize all the men and women who continue to keep this industry afloat. From deckhands to captains, from cruise ships to tugboats, the maritime industry keeps growing and thriving. We celebrate this day with a big thank you to those who wake up every day and work tirelessly to support and continue the success of this industry. ⚓

03/25/2026

Last Thursday, St. Bernard Port employees volunteered at AgMagic on the River, a free, interactive, hands-on educational event held annually at Docville Farm in Violet, designed to teach youth about Louisiana agriculture and its connections to their daily lives. This event is hosted by LSU AgCenter and the Meraux Foundation.

Sherry and Lauren worked the stations featuring the life cycle of butterflies and bees!

03/17/2026

St. Bernard Port publishes Economic Impact Assessment

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District has recently completed an Economic Impact Assessment. This analytical assessment determines how the port affects the economic activity of St. Bernard Parish.

“Findings from the report state that the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District support a substantial number of jobs and income. It directly provides 1,415 jobs and $183.2 million in output.” The report continues, “Accounting for the ripple effects of port spending on suppliers and household expenditures, the overall impact is 2,267 jobs (indirect and induced), $201.7 million in labor income, $237.2 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and $332 million in total statewide output.”

To view the full report, click the link below:

2025 St. Bernard Port Harbor, Harbor and Terminal Economic Impact Study This economic study provides insight into the St. Bernard Port and its impact on the St. Bernard Parish community. Click Here to View the Study

03/12/2026

This morning, Executive Director Drew Heaphy and COO Ross Gonzales participated in the Maritime Panel for the Leadership St. Bernard 2026 class at the St. Bernard Parish Hospital. St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce

The gentlemen have been invited several times to share their thoughts and perspectives on the industry from a professional standpoint, and always make sure to leave the class with as much information as possible.

02/09/2026

St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal’s Year in Review: 2025

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District recorded a successful year of sustained activity and strategic progress in its 2025 Year in Review, highlighting cargo movement, vessel traffic, infrastructure investments, and long-term economic impact across St. Bernard Parish.

Read the full story here:
https://www.stbernardport.com/news/st-bernard-port-harbor-and-terminal-district-year-in-review-2025

01/27/2026

01/22/2026

Congratulations to one of our biggest tenants Associated Terminals on this historic milestone!

10/16/2025

The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District is proud to participate in , a day that reflects on the survivors and victims of domestic violence. To reflect on this day, the St. Bernard Port attended the Family Violence Program Of St. Bernard's Annual Domestic Violence Reflections Luncheon. To hear and see the stories of the victims and survivors was both inspiring and heartbreaking. According to thehotline.org, "an average of 24 people per minute are victims of sexual assault, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year." Help is available. You are not alone.
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788.
You matter.