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Where will the mud go?
A retention pond is being built between the 17th and 18th holes at the Pinewood Country Club golf course, and residents who live along the course are concerned about the mounds of mud and dirt being piled up next to their houses.
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Council puts independent investigation on hold
Mayor Pro Tem Trilby Lenfant tabled a motion Thursday to hire a law firm to conduct the external investigation into an incident involving Mayor Eddie Price and the Mandeville Police Department.
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Mandeville Dew Drop Jazz Hall approved for $20,000 grant
Once the gathering place for world-renowned jazz musicians, now a quiet, deserted wooden structure in the 400 block of Lamarque Street, the Dew Drop Jazz Hall in Mandeville, may soon see some much needed restoration work thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts grant.
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Slidell woman arrested, linked to father'€™s shooting
Slidell police have arrested a woman wanted in connection with a May 11 shooting.
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Oil spill doesn'€™t affect local waters
Northshore area waterways are not threatened by a 400,000-gallon oil spill on the Mississippi River Wednesday afternoon, a U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries official said.
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U.S. 190 project nears end in Mandeville
Green lights are just around the corner.
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Out with the old, in with the new
When students at Pope John Paul II High School return to class, many will be walking into brand new classrooms.
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Lafayette police arrest suspect in Slidell drug store robbery
A Lafayette man who is a suspect in the May 22 armed robbery of Family Drug Mart on Gause Boulevard was captured by Lafayette police Wednesday after a five-hour standoff.
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Mandeville Police long for pooch
The city has refused to fund the purchase of a K9 unit three years in a row, but the Mandeville Police Department hopes this will be its lucky year and the city will finally grant the funding request.
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100-year-old house can stay put
A 100-year-old house at 801 S. New Hampshire St. in Covington is apparently in violation of city setback regulations, but a variance has been granted. The home has only a 12.94-foot setback from the street when a 15-foot setback is required.
More of this storySeven years after their daughter was raped, beaten, stabbed with a screwdriver and strangled to death, Chandra Ladner’s family finally found some closure Friday.
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State sales tax holiday Aug. 1-2
Need a new dishwasher? Craving a new 50-inch wall mounted LCD flat screen TV?
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St. Tammany delegation discusses legislative session
The St. Tammany Parish delegation gave its impression of the recent legislative session to a crowd at the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce Friday Breakfast in Slidell.
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GOP candidate forum planned Saturday
A candidate forum for all GOP candidates on the ballot this October will be hosted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Parish Council Chambers on Koop Drive.
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Parishwide firework ban planned on the horizon?
The bang of fireworks could fizzle permanently in unincorporated St. Tammany if the Parish Council sets in motion a ban to sell and use the booming bombs parishwide.
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Parish schools will have assistant principals this year
The first day of school will see changes in many schools. In addition to textbooks, new teachers and changes in grade levels, students and parents may see a new administrator — the assistant principal.
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Commission compiling events list for cultural season guide
The St. Tammany Commission on Cultural Affairs is asking cultural event producers and artist organizations to submit their upcoming events and business listings for inclusion in this fall’s Cultural Season Guide.
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Beckstrom 100-meter backstroke Louisiana champion
Pelican Athletic Club’s year-round swimmers participated in the Louisiana State Long Course Championship held at the Sulphur Park and Recreation Aquatic Center July 17-20. Fourteen-year-old Thomas Beckstrom became a state champion, winning the 100-meter backstroke in record-breaking time. He also earned three second-place finishes.
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HV Drums causing a racket in the parish
“…and the beat goes on,” at least it does in the HV Drums’ garage.
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Emerging from a two-year retirement, former Kenner Police Chief Nick Congemi was named the new Lake Pontchartrain Causeway police chief Thursday, vowing to boost moral in a department recently mired by scandal.
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New Web site monitors parish Home Rule Charter
A government watchdog group has launched a new Web site to educate the public about proposed changes to the St. Tammany Parish Home Rule Charter, the governing document of parish government.
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New NCS principal brings insights, experience
Brenda Williamson, the new elementary principal at Northlake Christian School, will bring her philosophy to the school and its 350 kindergarten through sixth-grade students, faculty and parents.
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St. Tammany Parish School Board approves bond issue, assigns projects
The St. Tammany Parish School Board recently approved the use of a number of firms for projects being funded through a recently approved bond issue.
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Three alligator thieves caught with dead reptiles
Two men and a juvenile accused of stealing then killing three young alligators from the Tchefuncte River near Madisonville were arrested earlier this month, state wildlife authorities said this week.
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Kuhn announces candidacy for state Supreme Court
First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Jimmy Kuhn announced his candidacy for Justice of the Louisiana State Supreme Court. The seat is being vacated by retiring Chief Justice Pascal Calogero Jr. A native of Ponchatoula, Kuhn was admitted to practice law in 1973.
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