Loranger Teen Blacksmith on Reality TV

A young blacksmith from Loranger will compete for $10,000 on a History Channel series airing Wednesday night. 18 YO Cade Jenkins, a Southeastern student, is one of four blacksmiths who will be featured on Wednesday night’s Forged in Fire, a competition series that tests some of the best bladesmiths as they recreate some of history’s…

Website Lists Financial Disclosures of State Judges

Yesterday the president of New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission, announced a new search engine on the Crime Commission’s website which lists the judicial financial disclosure statements of every state judge, allowing the public to see how they get paid. Every state judge like all elected officials in the state, submit a salary disclosure to the…

STPSO Motors Division Plans for Mardi Gras

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Motors Division spent their day at Fontainebleau State Park yesterday, training in preparation for the upcoming parade season. They were training with several local agencies in preparation for Mardi Gras. The motorcycles are used to escort floats to and from parades and are also used for crowd control during…

Lake Loot Q&A January 28, 2020

6:40 Q: The average woman will buy over 200 of these during her lifetime. Men, not even 10% of that. What is it? A: Candles Winner: Liz Bailey from Kiln! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: What is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. A: Aluminum Winner: Harrison Powell from Mandeville! 7:40 Q: Whether we…

JA’s STEAM Coming Soon

Julie and Hillary came by to talk about an event from Slidell JA called STEAM. Here’s some info about it from their website… S.T.E.A.M. in the Park educates children from all socio-economic backgrounds by engaging them in fun “hands-on” activities and demonstrations that inspire them to seek careers in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and…

Costume Contest at Carnival in Covington

Carnival in Covington is looking for sponsors and gift certificates for their costume contest Mardi Grad day, Tuesday, Feb. 25, following the Covington Parade. Contributors of gift certificates will be identified in Carnival in Covington social media posts leading up to the event, then in the sequent posts announcing and describing the contest winners. The…

Washington Parish Man Sentenced for Drugs

U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced that 37 YO Alex Miller from Washington Parish was sentenced to 130 months in prison in connection with his convictions for heroin and gun charges. On July 23, 2019, Miller pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, two counts of possessing a firearm despite being…

Coast Guard Suspends Search

The Coast Guard suspended its search for three people following a boat collision on the Mississippi River in Saint Charles Parish. The collision happened Sunday morning near the Luling Bridge. Investigators said after the crash, the boat sank into the Mississippi River and four crew members went into the water. One person was rescued. The…

LDAF Recovers Cattle

A Mississippi man is accused of stealing six head of cattle from a Tangipahoa Parish livestock sale barn. 23 YO Colson K. Lambert of Bogue Chitto, Ms., was arrested by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). Lambert is charged with six counts of theft of livestock. LDAF received a complaint from a public…