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Price plea could mean 25 years in prison
Exactly one week after Eddie Price resigned as mayor of Mandeville, he pled guilty to one count each of mail fraud and tax evasion Friday morning before U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman effectively bringing to an end to Price’s 29 years in Mandeville politics.
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City of Slidell seeking input for pilot program
If you’re a resident or business owner in the Slidell area, city officials want to hear from you.
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Property tax questions continue for parish assessor
After last year’s unexpected tax increases on residents, questions about ad valorem, or property tax, flooded the Assessor’s Office. This year, citizens have the opportunity to review their tax bills ahead of time and ask questions early.
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Lyons named interim mayor for Mandeville
The Mandeville City Council has appointed Edward “Bubby” Lyons to serve as interim mayor.
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Mandeville duo sentenced for firearm, drugs
A man and woman from Mandeville were sentenced in federal court Thursday for their parts in a scheme to mail cocaine to a house in Metairie last year.
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Panicky driver leads to high-speed chase and recovery of stolen car
Two former Boh Bros. Construction employees who live in St. Tammany Parish pleaded guilty along with two other conspirators in U.S. District Court Thursday to a charge of conspiracy to bribe a state official in connection with a program receiving federal funds.
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Ground broken for Lancaster Elementary
Despite wind, the dirt was turned over instead of flying off at the official groundbreaking ceremony Friday for Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School west of Madisonville.
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Education opportunities beyond high school
As part of an update on the college and career pathways for high school students, Regina Sanford, supervisor of secondary education for St. Tammany Parish Schools, said the recent College and Career Fair this year had an overwhelming attendance of about 4,000 students.
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Slidell man guilty of manslaughter in immigrant’s murder from 2007
It took a jury three hours Wednesday to find Jace Washington, 21 of Slidell guilty of manslaughter for a May 2007 incident where an immigrant worker was killed when Washington and three other men tried to rob a group of immigrants that were living in a trailer just outside Slidell.
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Kids fashion show to benefit JLcancer foundation
“To be beautiful, you have to be yourself!” This was the theme of the Kids Wanna Help Fashion Show held to raise money for the JL Foundation for the benefit of kids with leukemia.
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Ex-NFL player arrested in Military Road murder
Less than 24 hours after a man was murdered inside his home on Military Road Monday afternoon, the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office said they have made an arrest.
More of this storyRobin Mullett, a self-styled “PTA” mom and volunteer handily won the special election Saturday for the District 9 seat on the St. Tammany School Board.
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Woman killed going wrong way on I-10
A woman from Washington state was killed early Sunday morning on Interstate 10 in Slidell after her car, going the wrong way, smashed into a charter bus.
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Neighbors help catch Covington drug dealer
Three days after a Neighborhood Watch program was started in an area in north Covington, police were able to nab a drug dealer, thanks to residents calling to report the man.
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Lacombe man found guilty of beating fellow prisoner
A six-person jury declared a Lacombe man guilty of second-degree battery Thursday for an incident last year when the man beat a fellow prisoner unconscious over the use of a television remote.
More of this storyUnlike the raucous town hall meetings held across the country the past two months, the meeting between Congressman Steve Scalise, (R-1st District) and his Slidell constituents Monday night at the Slidell Junior High gymnasium was a low-key event with both sides agreeing on the issues.
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Madisonville discusses street zoning change
A proposal denied by the Madisonville planning and zoning commission to re-zone a house at 109 Covington St. for commercial purposes was discussed at length at a public hearing prior to the Madisonville Town Council meeting Wednesday night.
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Magee receives two death sentences
Despite his mother’s plea for leniency, James Claiborne Magee was sentenced to death twice Monday night – once for the first-degree murder of his wife Adrienne and once for the first-degree murder of his 5-year old son Ashton Zachary.
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Interim mayor hits ground running
Edward “Bubby” Lyons spent his first two days behind the mayor’s desk at Mandeville City Hall acclimating himself to the workings of the city and educating himself about the its financial state.
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Streets, drainage a priority in Covington
In a report to the Covington City Council Tuesday night, city engineer Tom Schreiner gave a update on several infrastructure projects in the city, including the SCADA lift station monitoring system, street overlay projects and the state of subdivisions around the city.
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Abita Springs rolls back millage
The town of Abita Springs will roll back one mill of property tax this year and still have dedicated funds to go toward street lighting and park maintenance.
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Slidell landfill extension denied by DEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality took compliance history into consideration when denying a permit extension for the Slidell Landfill, but those in the area surrounding the landfill are not celebrating yet.
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Man attempts suicide after two-car chase
Traffic along Interstate 12 came to a halt Wednesday afternoon, as deputies from the St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Offices tried to catch a suspect wanted for attempted murder.
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Water Festival returns to Abita Springs
With a new trailhead and playground to celebrate, the town of Abita Springs will revive its Water Festival this year.
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Christwood hosting annual arts, lecture series
The Fall session of the Christwood Arts and Lecture Series is under way.
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