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Zoning Commission approves new subdivision near Pearl River
An 81.5-acre land plot east of Military Road near Pearl River was rezoned Tuesday night to create a subdivision with a minimum of 5-acre lots.
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Pearl River man sentenced to 10 years for role in drug network
A 27-year-old Pearl River man, who pleaded guilty last year to his role in an extensive drug network with ties to Columbian and Mexican drug cartels, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison.
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Covington's step-pay plan a step away
Thanks to a surplus from last year’s budget and sacrifices of new equipment by police, as well as other recurring fund sources, the step-pay plan for Covington police and firefighters is one step closer to fruition.
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Three structure fires burn in Bush in four days
Fires at two houses and a barn kept members of St. Tammany Fire District 9 in Bush on their toes this week.
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North toll plaza at Causeway to get facelift
Causeway officials agreed this week to repair about 190 feet of concrete road panels leading to the bridge’s north toll plaza that have broken, dropped and settled to the point they pose potential hazards.
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Signing day was a busy time in St. Tammany Parish was active as 19 players from various sports put their names on a letter of intent between Wednesday and Thursday.
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Plane skids off runway at Slidell Airport
The pilot of a small twin-engine plane had a bit of a jolt Wednesday when he attempted to land at Slidell Airport.
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Covington police saves man choking on French Fries
As Covington Police officers Russell Spinks and Casey Anthony approached a man passed out in his truck early Sunday they thought it was just another drunk, sleeping it off.
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Feb. 7, NoonKrewe of Bilge
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Former governor speaks out at Rotary
The first Louisiana Republican elected to Congress and then elected governor since Reconstruction spoke eloquently to the Covington Rotary International Tuesday about politics and former Democratic Gov. Edwin Edwards.
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Mayor recall effort losing steam in Mandeville as deadline approaches
“Ask not what your petition can do for you, ask what you can do for your petition,” Chairman of the Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price recall petition Mike O’Connor said yesterday.
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Slidell man pleads guilty to girl'€™s rape
A Slidell man, 22, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he admitted on Monday to raping a girl he met at a nightclub in May.
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West Causeway Approach construction gets go ahead
Officials with the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission on Tuesday approved a nearly $900,000 project to improve traffic flow along West Causeway Approach around Dalwill Drive, an area notorious for illegal u-turns, clogged traffic and frustrated motorists.
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Pastorek challenges St. Tammany schools
State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek is an education reformer. Yet, for Pastorek, “It’s all about the children. The idea that “some kids just can’t learn” is just untrue.”
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Mandeville woman helps send a bit of home to troops
Greta Perry of Mandeville has always had a flair for organizing and a positive attitude.
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Covington heroin bust sign of use in parish
Three years ago after Hurricane Katrina, Covington Police Capt. Jack West first saw evidence heroin had arrived in his small town from the glassy eyed immigrant construction workers, the pipes with residue and wads of cash on drug dealers.
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Lacombe man accused
of stealing donated fundsIn September last year, Lacombe’s Cory Dunn stood in front of more than 100 people gathered together to raise money for 12-year-old Devin Funck, whose arm was bitten off by an alligator weeks earlier. With a tear in his eye and microphone in hand, he pledged to help raise money to pay the family’s mounting hospital bills.
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Weekend fire in Slidell started in attic, no injuries
A three-alarm fire took the roof off a 1,600-square-foot home near Slidell Saturday evening.
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Market construction underway in Mandeville
Construction is revving up at the Northshore’s first Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market grocery store.
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Retired lawman stands up
to speeders
Veteran law enforcement officer John Pennino has spent the better part of his life at the scene of horrific car crashes, mending mother’s broken hearts and pulling lifeless bodies from mangled metal.
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Vigil Friday for murder victims in Franklinton
A double murder that shocked the small town of Franklinton will be remembered one year later in a memorial this Friday.
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Parade brings smiles before the 'big game'€™
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Audubon Institute, parish may partner
St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis has added a new wrinkle to the entertainment district he would like to see constructed southeast of Slidell along the lakefront.
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City, neighborhood, street: Pearl River, Sawmill Creek, Old Mill Loop.
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Man hits two cars, earns fourth DWI
A man too drunk to walk and who had urinated on himself hit two separate cars and left the scene of each accident last Friday as he drove on a suspended license from Covington north to Louisiana Highway 25, Covington Police said.
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