Docville Farm

09/08/2026

Looking for an affordable office or creative workspace? A 187-square-foot studio is now available at St. Claude Arts for $350/month, utilities included.

This small space would be ideal for an office, crafting studio, or other quiet creative use. Please note that the studio does not have a sink and is not well suited for use as a sound studio.

St. Claude Arts is an initiative of the Meraux Foundation that provides affordable space for artists, small creative businesses, and the cultural community in St. Bernard Parish.

Interested? Call Wendy at 985-445-3065 for details about rent, layout, square footage, and availability.

05/19/2026

The Meraux Foundation released a new impact report highlighting the success of its glass recycling initiative at Docville Farm, underscoring the program’s growing role in environmental sustainability and coastal resilience.

Since launching in May 2023, the Docville Farm drop-off hub has diverted 93,049 pounds of glass—equivalent to 186,097 bottles—from landfills, according to the report. To put that impact into perspective, those bottles would stack 141 times the height of the Eiffel Tower or stretch 31 times the length of Bourbon Street.

All collected glass is recycled locally by Glass Half Full into sand used for coastal restoration and cullet used to make new glass bottles.

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New report shows more than 93,000 pounds of glass diverted from landfills since 2023 The Meraux Foundation released a new impact report highlighting the success of its glass recycling initiative at Docville Farm, underscoring the program’s growing role in environmental sustainability and coastal r

05/02/2026

04/13/2026

Join us Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the 4th annual Play/Write Showcase! It features eight plays written by fifth-grade students from St. Bernard Parish Public Schools - performed at a new location: the Chalmette Cultural Arts Center.

The event is free and family-friendly.

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Goat in the Road Productions  (GRP) and the  Meraux Foundation  are excited to announce the fourth annual Play/Write Showcase in St. Bernard Parish on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. This year’s Showcase, featuring eight student plays written by fifth-grade students from St.

02/27/2026

If you would like to be a part of the St. Bernard Oyster reef build follow the QR code to register!

02/23/2026

🗣️Hereeee weeeee goooooo! It’s Cook-Off week! What are you most looking forward to THIS Saturday? We will see yall at Docville from 11 am - 3 pm! 🍽️

02/09/2026

Mark your calendars for February 28th!! Thanks Swamp Superstar Ronnie Adams for always promoting this important event. All sponsorships go to Nunez Community College for their Coastal/GIS scholarship fund!!

01/06/2026

Looking for an affordable, creative space in the heart of the St. Claude arts corridor? St. Claude Arts has small art retail space and art studio space available. It's ideal for artists, makers, and creatives looking to work, show, and/or sell.

To inquire about rent, square footage, layout, and availability, please call Wendy at 985-445-3065.

St. Claude Arts is an initiative of the Meraux Foundation created to support artists, small creative businesses, and the cultural economy of St. Bernard Parish. The project activates a two-block stretch of St. Claude Avenue with affordable art retail, studio, and creative workspace, transforming underutilized properties into places where artists can work, exhibit, and connect. The campus also includes the St. Claude Arts Park, which hosts regular markets, and Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge.

More at https://stclaudearts.org.

12/03/2025

Twenty-two years ago, St. Bernard Parish lost one of its most devoted champions, Arlene Meraux. Her passing in 2003 marked the end of a remarkable life, but the beginning of a legacy that continues to guide the parish forward.

When Arlene founded the Meraux Foundation, she asked her niece, Rita, to manage it with one clear instruction: use the land Arlene transferred to the foundation to improve the quality of life in St. Bernard. That simple principle still guides the work of the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation.

Today, under the leadership of Board President Rita Gue and directors Floyd Gue, Bill Haines, Chris Haines, and Sidney Torres III, the Meraux Foundation continues to follow Arlene’s vision through a strategy centered on land use, education, the environment, economic development, arts and culture, and community resilience.

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Twenty-two years ago, St. Bernard Parish lost one of its most devoted champions, Arlene Meraux. Her passing in 2003 marked the end of a remarkable life, but the beginning of a legacy that continues to guide the parish forward. When Arlene founded the Meraux Foundation, she asked her niece, Rita, to