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Mandeville adopts rules for trailhead
The Mandeville Trailhead's worst enemy may have finally met its match.
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A lot of ideas have been tossed around recently on what to do with the Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge over Lake Pontchartrain once the new high-rise bridge is completed.
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Payton buys first five raffle house tickets
It seems New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton doesn't always have football on his mind.
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Noise ordinance enforcement in Covington questioned
The Covington noise ordinance enforcement was questioned during a sometimes-heated discussion at the Covington City Council meeting Tuesday night.
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Budget amendment approved to cover cost overrun to Trailhead
The Covington City Council approved a budget increase Tuesday to cover a $50,000 cost overrun to the Covington Trailhead.
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Covington charter committee named
A nine-member committee will examine the Covington city charter and possibly rewrite it. Three members of the Covington City Council, including Trey Blackall, Matt Faust and Lee Alexius, will join six residents of the city in examining the charter and making recommendations.
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St. Margaret Mary opens new preschool facility
A new preschool facility at St. Margaret Mary School in Slidell opened its doors March 14 to the sound of children singing.
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International Public Works group conference being planned
St. Tammany Parish became a staging point recently to organize the International Congress of Public Works Associations conference this August in New Orleans, an annual gathering returning for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.
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Planning Commission reviews Covington land use maps
Future land use maps developed during the land use hearing process as part of the comprehensive plan for Covington were reviewed and amended at the Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night.
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Abita Springs leaders want FEMA trailers gone
Lt. Fred Essure introduced as town's new liaison with St. Tammany Sheriff's Office
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Metairie Bank opens its first Northshore branch
Metairie Bank made history recently as it opened its drawers for the first time to the pockets of Northshore residents.
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Folsom may ban installation of modular homes
No more modular homes for Folsom.
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Gernon scholarship available for Pearl River High boy, girl
Pearl River High School students vying for a chance at the Nina Gernon Scholarship have until March 31 to apply.
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Dairy, cattle farmers meet to discuss conservation dollars
About a dozen beef and dairy farmers from St. Tammany and Washington parishes met in Franklinton recently to help pinpoint the best ways to spend federal dollars allocated for conservation. The Bogue Chitto - Pearl River Soil and Water Conservation District spearheaded the locally led effort and called upon local farmers and ranchers to help identify resource needs in both parishes.
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State Police continue crackdown
On the heels of a recently released study that found 47 percent of Louisiana's highway fatalities in 2007 were caused by drugs or alcohol, State Police on Friday unleashed a statewide crackdown on drunk drivers, speeders and seatbelt violators this Easter weekend.
More of this storyThe St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a 2-year-old boy outside his Slidell area home Sunday afternoon.
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Colonial Pinnacle project on track for April groundbreaking
Construction on the controversial 1.1 million-square-foot Colonial Pinnacle Nord du Lac lifestyle center is scheduled to begin in April with completion anticipated in October 2009, said leasing agent and spokesman Richard Yeilding.
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Families with children of all ages enjoyed the Easter holiday in Lacombe Saturday at the EGG-stravaganza. Children and parents alike enjoyed the perfect weather with music from Papillion, hamburgers and hot dogs, an Easter egg hunt, Easter bonnet and Easter basket decorating contests and a petting village.
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Local artist creates brushless paintings
Gerald “Farley” Dennis is a painter who never touches a paintbrush.
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Murder trial begins in Covington
Opening arguments started today in the second-degree murder trial of Daniel Richardson, accused of shooting to death an Abita Springs man in late October 2006.
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Head-on collision in Lacombe leaves one dead, another in jail
A head-on collision in Lacombe Saturday evening resulted in a Lacombe man’s death and another’s arrest.
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DARE benefit tonight at North Star Theatre
The Mandeville Police Department is hosting a play at the North Star Theatre tonight to benefit the DARE program.
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Kathy Lowrey named Northshore Harbor Center'€™s interim general manager
More changes are taking place at the Northshore Harbor Center.
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Hotel, motel occupancy '€˜normalized,'€™ rates still high
St. Tammany hotel and motel rooms cost on average 40 percent more than they did pre-Katrina as inflation and a post storm marketplace enables higher fees throughout the region, Tourism Commission Executive Director Donna O’Daniels said this week.
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Slidell robbery suspects caught in Alabama
Thanks to several lucky breaks for the Slidell Police Department that included an incriminating cell phone and an application for an Alabama driver’s license, Slidell detectives were able to find and arrest a Mississippi couple for a Feb. 15 convenience store robbery.
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