The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office said the FBI has been brought in to investigate whether any civil rights were violated in the death of 17 YO Jaquarius Taylor. Taylor was found dead in the Varnado area last month. Since then a dive team found a cellphone that likely belonged to Taylor at a fishing area…
Health officials at LSU in Baton Rouge are working to determine how at least five students living off-campus have come down with the mumps. The Louisiana Office of Public Health says the contagious disease can spread through contact with saliva or respiratory droplets. He says they’re still at the earliest parts of the investigation when…
Award-winning novelist and Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Professor of Creative Writing David Armand has been named the University of Louisiana System’s Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year. A native of Folsom and resident of Hammond with both undergraduate and graduate degrees in English from Southeastern, he is the author of three novels, two books of…
Jennifer, Lira and Leighanne were here to talk about the new houses they finished. We also talked about the ReStore, which has Mardi Gras beads, furniture, clothes and more. Hear about all the good work they do in the interview below.
6:40 Q: Turkish women used to be allowed to divorce their husbands if their husbands could not supply enough _________. What? A: Coffee Winner: Kayla Bryant from Kenner! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: In which state do drivers travel the most miles per capita? A: Wyoming Winner: Johnathon Kinter from Bush! 7:40 Q: Experts say you…
Colleen Cody came in to talk about a variety of classes being offered right now at Delta, on their Slidell and Covington campuses. Hear more about it in the interview below.
Sheriff Randy Smith will partner again this Carnival season with STARC to collect beads during local Mardi Gras parades. Look for the STPSO float at the end of the parades for a chance to throw your unwanted beads back to benefit STARC. They’ll be in the Krewe of Poseidon Feb. 8 in Slidell. On Feb…
The public is invited to a Memorial Service for Patricia P. “Pat” Brister, former St. Tammany Parish President, Ambassador to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, National Committee Woman to the Republic National Committee, and Chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party. The service will be held Monday, February 10, at Church of…
Southeastern Louisiana University’s Sustainability Center has been awarded the Innovation Champion Award by the Louisiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. The university received the award for its innovative hybrid geothermal residence halls: Ascension and Twelve Oaks, which use energy from the ground for cooling and heating. With this type of system pumps move…
A big crowd was on hand from both sides of the parish at yesterday’s Annual Installation & Awards Luncheon, for what was a celebration of all things accomplished in the final year of the St. Tammany West Chamber. John Snell of Fox 8 News was Master of Ceremonies. The gavel was passed from 2019 Board…