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Covington PD credits community with bust
Covington Police Chief Richard Palmisano credits the Covington community with calling in with complaints about drugs in the neighborhood that eventually led to the arrest of Bobby Barney.
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Family pets saved from Covington-area home fire
Thanks to an alert 6-year old child and fast acting Fire District 12 personnel, three dogs, two hamsters and a fish were saved from a kitchen fire that could have resulted in the loss of their King’s Forest home near Covington.
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Cleco offers program for low-income residents
Customers who meet certain income guidelines can apply to receive a 25 percent discount on the fuel portion of their July, August and September bills under a new Cleco program.
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STPH employee earns certified professional coder credential
St. Tammany Parish Hospital announces Rachel Sauné, CPC, has earned her certified professional coder credential after successfully passing the national certification examination offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders.
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NorthShore Regional earns GIFT Certification
NorthShore Regional Medical Center has been designated by the Louisiana Maternal and Child Health Coalition as one of only 13 hospitals in Louisiana to be a certified Guided Infant Feeding Techniques hospital for protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
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Minimally invasive neurosurgery comes to Southern Surgical
Southern Surgical Hospital announced the addition of minimally invasive neurosurgery to its clinical services provided to the residents of Slidell and surrounding communities.
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Whitney in
collaborative home ownership initiativeWhitney National Bank is participating in a collaborative effort with Habitat for Humanity and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas to provide homeownership opportunities to low-income households in St. Tammany Parish.
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Local man speaks at conference
John Foster, past president of the St. Tammany Retired Educators Organization and past president of the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, was one of the featured speakers at a two-day conference in Austin, Texas. The event was sponsored by the Association Members Benefits Advisors for retiree leadership throughout America.
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DMV office closure – possible, not probable
Rumors circulating around Mandeville about a proposed closure of the Mandeville office of the Department of Motor Vehicles has prompted outrage, and at least one person has posted a sign on the bulletin board outside the office urging residents to call state legislators and complain.
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The krewe of Eve will roll in Mandeville Friday evening with the theme “Are We There Yet?”
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Armed robber brought back to city of Slidell
Slidell police returned from Tyler, Texas, Wednesday with an alleged armed robber, who along with another Slidell man robbed a gas station on Robert Boulevard at gunpoint Jan. 7.
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Olympia rolls through Covington tomorrow night
The Krewe of Olympia parade will roll through the streets of downtown Covington starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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Mona Lisa/Moonpie rolls tonight; Dionysus runs early Sunday
Tonight, the irreverent Krewe of Mona Lisa/ Moonpie will roll through the streets of Olde Towne in Slidell.
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Slidell PD looking for auto burglar
Slidell police are asking for people’s help in identifying a man who burglarized a car in John Slidell Park Jan. 18.
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Candidates qualify for Slidell, Mandeville, Sun races
By Thursday afternoon, there were no real surprises in the list of candidates who qualified with the Louisiana Department of State to run for several offices in Slidell and in the Mandeville mayoral race for the March 27 election.
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Layoff rumors untrue, says Sloan
Rumors of teacher layoffs for next year are not true, despite economic challenges faced by the St. Tammany Parish School System due to declining sales tax revenues in the state and parish.
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Who Dat Nation ready
to roar at pep rallies
With only two days to go until the Saints play the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, there will be several places in St. Tammany Parish where Who Dats can go today to show their support for the boys in black and gold.
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Committee working on boundaries for school
As construction crews drive in the pilings for the new Henry Mayfield Elementary to be built off U.S. Highway 190 in Slidell, a committee is doing its own work to hammer out the boundaries for the school.
More of this storyThe trial of accused murderer Raymond “Chuck” Foster’s has been continued again.
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Wife was beaten, not shot during murder/suicide
It is now known that 75-year-old Alfredo Glauda beat his wife to death in the garage of their Greenleaves home before going into the backyard and taking his own life.
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Japanese crew produces documentary featuring Covington doctor’s research
Dr. Gabriel Lasala’s research and treatments will be part of a Japanese PBS documentary on regenerative medicine filmed Thursday at his office in Covington, thus bringing international attention to medical advances being made on the Northshore.
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Slates for Slidell, Mandeville races set
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Orpheus scraps St. Patty’s Day parade plans
The Mandeville Krewe of Orpheus has scrapped its plans to put on a St. Patrick’s Day parade this year after failing to get approval from the city.
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Orpheus scraps St. Patty’s Day parade plans
The Mandeville Krewe of Orpheus has scrapped its plans to put on a St. Patrick’s Day parade this year after failing to get approval from the city.
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20-year-old Lacombe man found guilty of murder
A 12-member jury handed down a guilty verdict at approximately 10:30 p.m. Friday night in the second-degree murder trial of a Lacombe man, who while still a teenager, took the life of one of his neighbors.
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