News
Repairing Causeway pilings in final phase
A 10-year-old, $13 million project to repair aging and sometimes cracked pilings that hold up the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge has entered its last phase.
More of this story
Olde Towne survey presented to council
The results of a survey of Olde Towne residents on what needs to be done to revitalize the area was presented to the Slidell City Council Tuesday night.
More of this story
Couple arrested at bank for fraud, heroin
A Kenner man and a woman from Destrehan were arrested by Slidell police Tuesday afternoon after they allegedly tried to withdraw cash from an account that had been tagged by law enforcement as being compromised. While searching the couple’s car, Slidell police found traces of heroin and drug paraphernalia that included over 100 used syringes.
More of this story
Covington man enjoys sharing the wealth
A retired trucking company executive is helping dozens of local nonprofit organizations move forward in pursuing their mission.
More of this story
Covington church gets slammed by SUV
An illegal alien teaching himself to drive careened into a Covington area church Wednesday afternoon and destroyed a recent renovation job.
More of this story
It’s usually the temperature that drops with the advent of fall, but so far this year, gas prices have been doing most of the declining.
More of this story
Tomorrow is unclaimed property day
For the past few years state government has collected $7 million of your lost money.
More of this story
Pearl River firefighter loses home in blaze
The members of St. Tammany Fire District 7 were called on to help one of their own Monday afternoon, when a mobile home belonging to one of the group’s volunteer firefighters went up in flames.
More of this story
Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival this weekend
Hundreds of wooden boats, antique cars, vendors, food, fun and games for the whole family will line the banks of the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville this weekend for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Festival in celebration of Louisiana’s maritime history and culture.
More of this story
Attendance boundaries for the new high school on Louisiana Highway 1088 were not decided Thursday night at a three-and-a-half-hour meeting of the St. Tammany School Board.
More of this story
Shocked homeowners scramble to appeal property assessments
A furor erupted this week as hundreds of St. Tammany Parish residents scrambled to file last minute appeals on new property assessments, some surging as high as 160 percent.
More of this story
Parish economy strong despite crisis
“Patience is a virtue,” grandma used to say.
More of this story
Storms no match for circular cottages
Since Slidell resident Ted Modica finished building his unique round house on Slidell’s Lakeview Drive two years ago, he’s gotten some company.
More of this storyThree years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the campus of Archbishop Hannan High School in St. Bernard Parish, the new school campus was dedicated at its new home in St. Tammany Parish on Louisiana Highway 1085.
More of this story
Ingnition device installations untracked
The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission announced in August that a tougher, 1-year-old DWI law resulted in more than 14,000 ignition interlocks ordered for installation in Louisiana vehicles.
More of this story
Hubie Gallagher Park to get new playground equipment
At a recreation committee meeting held Thursday morning in the Covington City Council Chambers, Chairman Lee Alexius and Councilman Mark Sacco reviewed new equipment for the playground as well as picnic tables and benches as part of a renovation of the park on W.15th Avenue in Covington.
More of this story
Hole-a-Ween golf tournament planned to benefit Easter Seals
Join ghouls, ghosties and local favorite Morgus the Magnificent at the Easter Seals of Louisiana benefit Hole-A-Ween golf tournament on Friday, Oct. 24 at Tchefuncte Country Club.
More of this story
Mandeville PD employs new community policing method
The Mandeville Police Department is coming to a Mandeville street near you.
More of this story
Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival makes a splash
Throngs of people flocked to the 19th Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival recently to tour the many antique wooden boats docked on the banks of the Tchefuncte River.
More of this story
Covington tattoo parlor may relocate
Covington Ink, a body art studio located at 424 N. Columbia St. in downtown Covington, may relocate to 420 N. Vermont St.
More of this story
Five schools in the Military Road area of Slidell are banding together to help a Cameron Parish school devastated by Hurricane Ike.
More of this story
Man accused of trying to hire hit man
A Slidell area bait shop owner was arrested for allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife and end a bitter divorce, Sheriff’s Office officials said.
More of this storyA Slidell woman hit and killed a 53-year-old man in a wheelchair outside his home Monday afternoon, Sheriff’s Office Capt. George Bonnett said.
More of this story
Slidell family sues railroad, city over father'€™s death
The daughters of a 53-year-old deaf man who was hit and killed last year by a train in Slidell have sued the railroad company, its conductor and the city of Slidell.
More of this story
10-year economic summary released
The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation recently released its 10-year summary of economic activity in the parish at a luncheon for business leaders in Slidell.
More of this story
Copyright © 2009 St. Tammany News
View Jobs
View Homes
View Autos