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Fiery crash closes Fremaux Avenue Tuesday afternoon
Fremaux Avenue in Slidell was closed for half an hour Tuesday when a cab burst into flames after the driver, heading back to the dispatch office, ran a stop sign and crashed into another car.
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Slidell teens caught stealing kittens
It was a case of catnapping, pure and simple.
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St. Tammany School Board awards bond bid
The St. Tammany School Board recently awarded the bid of $67 million in General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2008, to BB&T Capital Investments at a charge of 4.4 percent to the School Board.
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Former janitor indicted on rape charges
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury on Thursday indicted two people, a former Abney Elementary School janitor accused of raping four 8- to 12-year-old students and an illegal immigrant accused of killing his passenger during a late night wreck last April.
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Financial advisor honored for helping others
Terry King could have gone to work for any number of financial consulting firms but was drawn to one in particular.
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Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, an oil terminal firm processing about 15 percent of the nation’s oil imports, is relocating its headquarters to Covington.
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Abita council OKs bed, breakfast ordinance
With another museum just opening, a playground in the works, a new trailhead nearing completion and the number of special events growing in the town, tourism is booming in Abita Springs.
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Slidell celebrates Army birthday
Slidell residents, servicemen, veterans and raw recruits gathered at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium last Friday to celebrate a very important birthday, that of the U.S. Army.
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Scalise holds meeting on energy costs
About a hundred St. Tammany Parish citizens met with U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., at a town hall meeting at Mandeville City Hall Saturday afternoon for an exchange of ideas about the current energy crisis and veterans affairs.
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St. Tammany rezoning project meeting Saturday
The southwest phase of a two-year project to rezone more than 700 acres in St. Tammany Parish will start Saturday with a public meeting in Covington.
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The Tchefuncte River Lighthouse in Madisonville is changing colors.
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LaCHIP program expanding so more families can participate
You are retired and suddenly faced with raising your grandchildren. Or your sister gets divorced and moves in with you, bringing her three children. With the cost of gas and food rising every day, health care and insurance for the children is not an option. Or is it?
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School Board approves 10 employee retirements
Nine certified personnel, with a combined total of 256 years of experience, have retired from the St. Tammany Parish School System.
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Quinn'€™s bill banning texting while driving passes, awaits governor'€™s signature
The Louisiana Legislature on Friday approved a ban on text-messaging while driving, becoming the third state in America to adopt such a law.
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Local legislators have bills signed into law
Each year legislative sessions typically produce controversial bills such as lawmakers’ pay raises that dominate headlines and talk radio station content. But as the session winds down to its end Monday, hundreds, if not thousands, of lesser-known bills are funneled through the session at the last minute with little or no debate.
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Slidell resident receives prestigious NASA award
Slidell resident Anita W. Douglas, training officer in the Office of Human Capital at the John C. Stennis Space Center, has received NASA’s prestigious Exceptional Service Medal.
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FEMA releases flood maps for parish
After two years of mapping and research, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new flood maps for residents of Slidell and the rest of St. Tammany Parish.
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Mandevilleagency collecting pajamas for kids
SeaMaster Cruises of Mandeville has teamed up with the Pajama Program to assist in providing less fortunate children throughout the country with suitable bedtime clothing.
More of this storyMotorists on Interstate 12 should expect traffic delays and intermittent closings of the east and west bound lanes from 9 p.m. today to 8 a.m. June 28 as work crews repave the Bayou Lacombe overpass and repair the bridge railings.
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Sun fire department putting new tax on ballot
Sun’s fire department will ask voters July 19 to approve a 10-year property tax for equipment upgrades and operational costs that would nearly double its annual budget.
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Arson suspected in Madisonville camp fire
Arson is suspected in the fire that burned the last camp near the Madisonville Boat Launch earlier this week.
More of this storyA bill dedicating roughly $292,000 a year for two new judgeships at 22nd Judicial District Court in Covington breezed through the House of Representatives Thursday and now awaits Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signature.
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Parish unveils new Web site for area artists
St. Tammany Parish government has unveiled a new Web site for area artists to market themselves.
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Parish fire departments getting service grants from U.S. agency
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is helping a number of St. Tammany Parish fire districts purchase equipment that can help reduce the threat and impact of wildfires in St. Tammany.
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Slidell Memorial receives state hospital quality award
Slidell Memorial Hospital has been recognized with a 2007 Louisiana Hospital Quality Award, presented by Louisiana Health Care Review Inc., the Medicare quality improvement organization for Louisiana.
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