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Blackbird resurrected by local author
The SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest manned air-breathing aircraft in history.
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Money found in budget
to fund Covington pay planThe long-awaited step pay plan for Covington police and firefighters that was put on hold after voters rejected a 1/4-cent sales tax hike last fall has found new life. Covington City Council President Matt Faust said the money has been found in the budget to fund the pay plan for police and fire employees in the city.
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Hazard mitigation projects unveiled
The St. Tammany Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Operations Department on Wednesday presented a series of projects that would mitigate flooding and keep key utilities in the parish up and running in the case of an emergency or natural disaster.
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Slidell battered women's
shelter plans moving forwardThe plan to establish a Slidell-based shelter for battered women is slowly moving forward thanks to some dedicated Rotarians and other members of the community.
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Mandeville council trying to save historic home
The Mandeville City Council is hoping to preserve a piece of its history, but saving that piece may cost the city a pretty penny.
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Noise ordinance aims to give balance
for Mandeville businesses, residentsOn the same night the Mandeville City Council introduced an ordinance that, if passed, would stiffen up the regulations concerning noise in the B-3 Old Mandeville Business District zoning, residents abutting the new Lake House restaurant showed up concerned about the noise emanating for the establishment.
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Ochsner properties going tobacco free
Ochsner Health System has announced that beginning today, Ochsner’s North shore campuses will be completely tobacco free. No dipping or smoking will be allowed anywhere on the property, even in the parking lots. This applies to all Northshore campuses.
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Man convicted of Slidell armed robbery gets 60 years
A New Orleans man convicted of two 2002 Slidell area armed robberies, including a Burger King heist where he locked employees inside a cooler, was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday.
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KSB awarded $15K from state, will fund education program
Area students can learn about litter prevention, recycling and much more thanks to a recent $15,000 community grant awarded to Keep Slidell Beautiful.
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Covington City Council
OKs partial suit settlementA man suing the city of Covington for wrongful incarceration is one step closer to getting a settlement.
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Woman drives car into Mandeville shop
J.B. Wolfe Bridal in Mandeville opened a little earlier than usual Thursday when a woman smashed her station wagon through the front of the store just before 9 a.m.
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Slidell government to break ground on two buildings
Wednesday is going to be a very busy day for Slidell city officials as they break ground on two government buildings in different parts of the city in about an hour.
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Sun man arrested for allegedly
swimming naked near 7-year-oldA Sun man was arrested for “grabbing at” a 7-year-old boy while swimming naked at a pool he was helping construct, Sheriff’s Office spokesman George Bonnett said.
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Bear sightings in parish taper off
Sightings of a Louisiana black bear fizzled Friday, a day after the 3- to 4-foot tall 300-pound baby was reportedly seen at the Tammany Trace for the second time roaming through Mandeville on an eastward trek from Iberville Parish.
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Insanity plea entered in KKK case
The son of a Bogalusa area Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard charged with obstruction of justice in the November murder of a female recruit pleaded not guilty Thursday by reason of insanity.
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Mandeville looks to change police personnel board
Mandeville city leaders on Monday seemed to agree that the board that governs city police personnel matters is “archaic,” too politically charged and needs a serious “revamp,” the first since its inception more than two decades ago.
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Recreation District 14 needs public input on land acquisition
Tomorrow night, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Coquille Sports Complex, 13505 Louisiana Highway 1085, officials with Recreation District 14 and Parish President Kevin Davis will hold a public meeting to ask residents of the area what they would like to see done with 90 acres acquired three years ago through a bond issue.
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Two injured in Robert Blvd. overpass accident
Two cars collided at the top of the Robert Boulevard overpass in Slidell Tuesday afternoon, forcing one car to drive into a fence in John Slidell Park, and injuring both drivers.
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Many of us perform a million simple tasks as part of our everyday routine, from tying our shoes to brushing our teeth.
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Folsom murder-for-hire victim mourned
Mario Scramuzza loved milk.
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City/Neighborhood/Street: Abita Springs/Silver Springs Drive.
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Slidell resident pushes for floodgates
John Faust is on a mission.
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Covington mayor gathering IDEAs
through certification programEconomic development, strategic planning for communities and building a competitive community with an attractive quality of life are only a few of the topics of the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (IDEA)’s economic development certification program course that Covington Mayor Candace Watkins is attending this week in Baton Rouge.
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KKK leader pleads not guilty to murder
Chained at his wrists and ankles and donning a grey and white striped prison suit, a Bogalusa area Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan accused of killing a recruit in November hobbled into a courtroom Tuesday and pleaded not guilty, District Attorney Walter Reed spokesman Rick Wood said.
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Some young Slidell schoolchildren are hoping the pennies they pick up will bring more than good luck to students in the far corners of the world.
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