At a press conference yesterday, St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith announced two new ways the agency is helping parents protect their children from child predators. This Halloween, signs will be placed in the yards of 160 of the parish’s registered sex offenders, warning parents not to let their children trick-or-treat there. State law prohibits convicted…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men following an armed robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning in the Slidell-area. Shortly before 5a.m. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a convenience store on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell after two men entered the store wearing orange ski masks and gloves. One of the men was…
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in providing information about 20-year-old Tyrin Jamal Daniels of Hammond. He is wanted for questioning in an investigation involving the use counterfeit money. He also has one failure to appear warrant relative to a felony charge of Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile. Anyone with…
In just under a week, Armstrong International Airport closes at its current location and moves to the new terminal just south of I-10, off Loyola Drive. Last night state transportation officials held a public meeting to talk about plans to build new flyover ramps to help airport-related traffic avoid Loyola and Veterans Boulevards. Work has…
Robin and Don were here to talk about Slidell Jazz and Blues Festival, which is this weekend. They have great music, crafts and lots of food options and it looks like the weather will be perfect. Hear them in the interview below. Tap Bui was here from United Way of Southeast Louisiana. Tap helps distribute…
The National Weather Service put out a summary statement on Olga, which hit the Northshore last weekend, leaving thousands without power. They said Tropical Storm Olga moved rapidly across southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi from midnight through late morning, producing strong winds, high tides and locally heavy rainfall. Strong wind gusts occurred across Terrebonne and…
The number is down dramatically but there are still thousands of customers who are heading into day number four with no electricity after what was Tropical Storm Olga blew through with wind gusts higher than 70mph early Saturday morning. As of late last night, Entergy still had more than 1,000 out in Tangipahoa Parish. The…
Sheriff Randy Smith called out his political opponent and several news organizations in what he said was the politicizing of the investigation into the mysterious death of Nanette Krentel. In a letter directed to the Morning Advocate and WWL TV, Smith wrote, “Since Mrs. Krentel’s death two years ago, my office has worked tirelessly to…
Today we started with Trooper David Levy with Louisiana State Police. He wanted to talk about safe driving during the holiday season. Hear him in the interview below. Jamie Gabourel from Resource Bank came in to talk about Hope House and Men Who Cook. This event will help raise funds for this non-profit that helps…
The unexpected strength of Olga left thousands of customers in the dark over the weekend, and some were still without power as of this morning. At the height of the storm, more than 100,000 customers lost power. Sustained winds across the region at 45 miles per hour with gusts over 60, brought down trees, limbs,…