Sheriff Randy Smith has announced that the 2019 Deputy of the Year is Detective Zachary Bruno. During 2019, Detective Bruno was assigned 99 cases and had a solve rate of 51 percent. Detective Bruno investigates systematic thefts, embezzlements, scams, contractor thefts and elderly financial abuse cases. Last year, he spearheaded an investigation into a major…
The Southeastern Louisiana University student organization Reconnect is hosting a farmers market on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in front of the Student Union. Fresh produce, barbecue chicken, hot tamales, crawfish pies, specialty pies, lavender soda, chocolate flavored coffee and more will be featured at the farmers market. Vendors will have…
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Scariano Wholesale Foods CEO Jay Scariano III announced a $10 million expansion of the wholesale food distribution facility near Hammond, Louisiana. The project will improve transportation, access and logistics at the site while creating 20 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $42,000, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development…
Area rivers are still dealing with high water. Until Monday February 10 the Flood Warning continues for the Tangipahoa River Near Robert. At 5:30 PM yesterday the stage was 12.9 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet and it is expected to rise above flood stage today and continue to rise to near 16.5 feet by…
Shellie and Joanna told us about all the work that’s been done at the Covington branch of the St Tammany Library System. Hear about their big day planned for this Saturday at their Grand Opening in the interview below.
The group from St Tammany Health System included Tim, Suzanne and Cindy. We talked a good bit about new advances in surgery and pediatrics they’ve made. Hear about it in the interview below.
6:40 Q: This is a giveaway that an email has been sent by a woman instead of a man. What? A: Excessive punctuation Winner: No Winner! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: The average mom does this 100 times per year. What? A: Eats while standing up, while everyone else is seated Winner: Caden Durr from Amite!…
St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper, Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer, Stirling Properties and St. Tammany Parish community leaders joined in a official ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by guided tours of a new 32,000-square-foot industrial facility at Fremaux Park in Slidell. The facility will repair, service, and assemble industrial gearboxes in the Fremaux mixed-use development. The new…
40 YO Shaun Travis Hobgood, a resident of Highway 21 in Angie, was arrested by a Washington Parish Sheriff’s Sergeant as a fugitive from St. Tammany and is being transferred to serve a sentence there. The officer was on patrol north of Bogalusa when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.…
A portion of Sisters Road will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 12. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said crews will close a portion of the roadway between S. Hoover and Pleasant Ridge Extension to change out a cross drain, weather permitting. The closure will be posted, and motorists will need to use alternate routes between the…