Communication has been the biggest area of improvement in the field of emergency management since Duval Arthur became St. Mary Parish’s first homeland security director more than a decade ago. Arthur announced his plans to retire in early 2018 as director of the St. Mary Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Arthur, 68, of Berwick, became the parish’s first homeland security director in 2004 and then added the role of emergency preparedness director in 2006. Parish President David Hanagriff will appoint a new director that will then be subject to the approval of the Governor’s Office of Homeland ...