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Covington PD: No New Year'€™s celebratory gunshots
While fireworks are illegal to sell, buy and ignite in Covington, police are more concerned with a harsher threat this New Year’s Eve: gun blasts into the air.
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Slidell PD arrest four on burglary charges
Thanks to an alert neighbor and a Slidell police officer, a potentially dangerous hostage situation was averted Christmas Day.
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2008 a busy year for school system
The St. Tammany Parish School System completed many projects in 2008 that will affect the children of the parish for many years to come. New schools, redistricting of schools, better security, expanded course offerings in high school and the latest technological updates all will contribute to a prepared populace of better educated citizens in the coming years.
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Bayou Liberty Road traffic woes may improve by April
A mess. That’s how some residents describe the current road situation around the drawbridge on Bayou Liberty Road in Slidell. And it’s likely to stay that way for some time.
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State parks celebrating 75th anniversary
Along with New Year celebrations, there will be some birthdays and anniversaries to celebrate in 2009.
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Ceremonial swearing in for new judges next week
A.J. Hand’s reality has hit him.
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Covington mayor looks forward to new year
As Covington Mayor Candace Watkins looks back at 2008, she is also looking forward to the New Year. Among the challenges in 2009 will be weathering the recovery of the economy, although locally it’s been a “so far, so good” situation, she said.
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Retired Slidell fireman braving flames of a different sort these days
The old saying can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen doesn’t apply to one retired Slidell firefighter.
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Help is on the way for public defender's office
Overworked, underpaid and short-staffed, St. Tammany Parish public defenders constantly face uphill battles, with many working 12 hours a days and weekends, swamped in more cases than legally healthy and all the while doing it with little to no pay raises.
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A Slidell man allegedly shot a 60-year-old woman three times Saturday night while the woman was doing him a favor, Slidell police said.
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Davis says he won't seek a fourth term
Parish President Kevin Davis’ bid for a fourth term is no more.
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Justice Center hallways buzz to life
In the maze of hallways behind electronically locked doors at the 22nd Judicial District Court in Covington, a controlled madhouse of sorts unfolded Monday with clerks and aids zipping from room to room, filling their new bosses’ wishes as they ushered in the largest transition of new judges in recent memory.
More of this storyIt’s no secret, 2008 was a turbulent year for Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price and his city. But that’s yesterday, and today Price is looking forward to tomorrow.
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Slidell man sentenced to 15 years in shooting
A 26-year-old Slidell man pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting his girlfriend’s father.
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Causeway approaches widening to three lanes
The clogged commute to and from the Causeway through Mandeville will see a multi-million dollar dose of relief by year’s end.
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Slidell man sentence to two years for rape
Moments after apologizing to his 17-year-old rape victim Monday, a 28-year-old Slidell man pleaded guilty to the attack that included hitting her on the head with a tree branch.
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Recycled Christmas trees being used for marsh restoration
Christmas tree recycling is taking place in St. Tammany Parish, and trees are being used for marsh restoration.
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Corps approves Mandeville coastal assimilation project
The mud is about to hit the fan in Mandeville.
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2008 quiet year for Folsom, 2009 likely to follow suit
Compared to the year before, 2008 was a calm and quiet year for Folsom, exactly how Mayor Marshell Brumfield likes it.
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Fire destroys temporary home in Abita
An Abita Springs family started the new year with dismay when a metal building that served as a temporary home went up in flames Dec. 30.
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Madisonville mayor calls 2008 a success
Even after enduring two pesky hurricanes in 2008, Mayor Peter Gitz called last year a success.
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Councilman pleads guilty to drunk driving
Parish Councilman Marty Gould, charged with drunk driving on the Causeway after a New Orleans Saints game, pleaded guilty Dec. 17 during his arraignment, Rick Wood, District Attorney spokesman, said Tuesday.
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Ann Caroline Gambel arrived at 1:30 a.m. Thursday to ring in the New Year as St. Tammany Parish’s first baby in 2009. Weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces, she caused a lot of excitement for mom Cathy and dad Douglas. Even older brother James, 3, was excited about his little sister.
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Davis' casino play may face obstacles
A proposal by Parish President Kevin Davis to create an entertainment district that would include a riverboat casino along the lakeshore to the east of Interstate 10 near Slidell has caught the parish by surprise and started tongues wagging.
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Morris: 2008 rough, 2009 will be better
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