The Hammond Police Department has released the 2019 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and has included the crime statistics within the city limits from the past three years. While murder cases saw the most significant increase from one in 2018 to three in 2019, violent crimes in every other category decreased. All three murders in 2019…
Louisiana personal income taxpayers can start filing their 2019 state tax returns on Jan. 27. That’s the same day the IRS begins accepting federal income tax filings. The state revenue department announced the filing plans yesterday. The deadline to file Louisiana individual income tax returns and pay taxes is May 15, and extension requests are…
The sex crimes case against former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain will be tried in St. Tammany. Prosecutors had sought to move the trial, but the judge in the case ruled that the court will be able to find enough impartial jurors from the Northshore. Strain spent 20 years as St. Tammany Parish Sheriff.…
The Hammond Police Department would like to warn everyone of two separate scams going around. The first scam is an individual calling people, identifying himself as a Hammond Police Officer, asking for donations for the Department. The individual impersonating a Police Officer repeatedly ask for credit card information and to send money in the mail.…
Southeastern Louisiana University will close Jan. 20 in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, but will celebrate the legacy of the late Civil Rights leader with a memorial march and remembrance program Jan. 27. Open to the public and featuring remarks by Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for the Greater…
Cheryl came by from Hospice House. They will be one of the beneficiaries from an event later this month. The Wellness Expo will give people a chance to improve their mind, body and spirit. Find out more in the interview below.
6:40 Q: Money is the #1 thing couples argue about. What’s #2 and #3? A: Household Chores and the In-Laws Winner: No Winner! 7:10 Kids Loot Q: You will eat between 10,000 and 12,000 of these in your lifetime. A: Slices of bread Winner: Charlie Kingrea from Mandeville! 7:40 Q: About half of all Americans…
Funeral services are schedule Friday morning for former Amite Mayor Buddy Bel who died Sunday. The 74-year-old Amite native had just started the final year of his second term in office as Mayor at the time of his death. Visitation is scheduled Friday, Jan. 17, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. at First United Methodist…
DA Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found 57 YO Craig Anthony Marquez, of Abita Springs, guilty of Aggravated Rape. He faces a mandatory life sentence without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension when he is sentenced March 10, 2020 before District Judge Zaunbrecher. On July 12, 2016, police encountered a…
In August 2019, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial and Cyber Crimes received a report of an elderly man in Amite being scammed for thousands of dollars in a home improvement scheme. Financial Crimes Detective Michael D’Amato and Louisiana Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs Investigator Christina Delgado began a joint investigation into several people cashing…