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Causeway sale talks result in House bill
A bill aimed to cork any future talks of selling the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway without first gaining legislative approval is pending final House passage.
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Camellia City Market opens this weekend in Slidell
For those local citizens who have longed for a true farmer'€™s market on this side of the lake, take heart: the Camellia City Market will open in Slidell'€™s Griffith Park Saturday.
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Covingtons Jefferson House has rich history
Liz Salles has operated her gift shop for the past 35 years in a former “haunted” cat house. The Jefferson House on South Jefferson Avenue in Covington was the former home to Frances Young, an eccentric but well-known cat lover that kept as many as 50 cats at a time in the cypress and pine house.
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Childrens Museum fundraiser Sunday
“A Celebration of Pure Imagination” promises that in your wildest dreams you could not imagine the surprises that await you at the Junior League of Greater Covington’s fundraiser to help build the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany. Chairs of the event are Tony LeMon and Lisa Barnett.
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James A. “Jim” Schmidt seems to know every nook and cranny of his prized baby, a 112-acre wildlife complex in Lacombe.
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Build days set for playground; water feature to open by summer
This summer children in Abita Springs will have a lot to celebrate.
More of this storyAt the request of residents, the Abita Springs Board of Aldermen rezoned portions of its commercially zoned property to a more-restrictive residential/commercial overlay zoning at its meeting last week.
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Marino to bring laughter to area Thursday
For some, finding room for laughter in a post-Katrina world may be a little difficult. But a free event in Slidell on Thursday could help.
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Air Show T-shirts still available
Looking for something cool and stylish to wear this summer?
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Shipment woes delay opening again
What was to become the western-most branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library earlier this year has run in to extreme shipment delays, forcing the opening date of the Black River branch to be pushed back a second time.
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Quinn wants family courts throughout state
The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing a bill by Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metarie, which would require a feasibility study to place family courts or domestic relations division in judicial districts throughout the state.
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Fremaux sales tax ratified by council
The Summit Fremaux project took another step forward Tuesday night when the Slidell City Council, meeting first as the Fremaux Economic Development District, approved several ordinances that set the mechanism in motion to issue bonds and levy a sales and hotel occupancy taxes within the FEDD.
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There you are, standing in the shadow of a colossal wall littered with teetering boulders and jagged stones. Your eyes drift upwards while studying the surface for any available orifices to aid in your climb.
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Foster parents sought for animals
The Slidell Animal Control Shelter is looking for a few good foster parents and items to be sold at a garage sale to help raise money for the shelter.
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Arch will add to Columbia Landings history
Columbia Street Landing’s Arch was dedicated recently, giving a much-needed formal landmark to Covington’s most historic place.
More of this storyAbita Springs is now in the thick of its celebration of roots music, and this weekend some local amateur practitioners will take the stage at the Town Hall to demonstrate that the native genres are alive and well and the future looks promising.
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Slidell metal building ordinance postponed again
When is a metal building not a metal building?
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Two dozen bicyclists join Bi-Pacs first monthly ride
Close to two dozen bicycling enthusiasts turned up at Slidell’s Fritchie Park Sunday for the first monthly ride of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance.
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Habitat moves forward with plans for 74 homes
Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany plans to put deserving people in more homes this year than ever before.
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Florida police seek missing teen; car found in Pearl River
The Escambia Country Sheriff’s Office in Pensacola, Fla. is asking the public’s help to locate a 15-year-old missing girl who may be in east St. Tammany.
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Picayune police looking for bank robber who may be headed here
The Picayune, Miss., Police Department is asking residents in east St. Tammany Parish for help locating a suspect wanted for an April 19 bank robbery in Picayune.
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Storage unit regulation moves forward
After much discussion, the Mandeville Planning and Zoning Commission moved a proposed ordinance regulating temporary portable storage units to the City Council to be voted on and possibly passed into law. But the revised ordinance now includes additional structures.
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Slidell spring cleanup is Saturday
Slidell residents can spend a few hours sprucing up the town during the annual 2008 citywide spring cleanup Saturday.
More of this storyThe Mudbugs Car Show will take place on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at 2504 Old Spanish Trail in Slidell.
More of this storyRiding a statewide high, euthanasia rates for stray animals at the St. Tammany Parish animal shelter dipped 4 percent from the first-quarter last year, authorities said.
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