DOTD announced yesterday that the scheduled shift for traffic using the Tangipahoa River Bridge on LA 16 east of Amite will not begin at the previously expected time. Now that bridge closure will begin on Friday, Oct. 25, and continue into March 2021. When crews close the existing bridge, traffic will be shifted onto a…
Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer and City of Slidell officials say they are monitoring the potential tropical weather as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center forecasts that the storm could develop into Tropical Storm Nestor and they have issued Tropical Storm Warnings for southern Louisiana. Cromer said the City of Slidell…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Covington-area man after he photographed/videoed men in local restrooms. 24 YO Kyle Hanna of Covington was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for one count of Video Voyeurism after a medical professional contacted the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office concerning Hanna taking photos/videos of men using restrooms…
A Covington-area man has been arrested after he raped his medically-handicapped neighbor. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was contacted Wednesday night by family members after a mentally-handicapped Covington-area woman was lured into a neighbor’s residence and repeatedly raped. 24 YO Joshua Brown was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on one…
A Slidell man is facing aggravated kidnapping charges after forcibly kidnapping his estranged girlfriend from a local motel. Last night, Slidell Police responded to a 911 call from Motel 6 at 136 Taos Street after a witness observed a man drag the motel clerk out of the motel and force her into a vehicle. The…
Our first guest this morning were Kristin and Sarah from Compass Career College. They have plenty of options if you are looking for a new job or career. Hear them below. We spoke with Tim and Melanie from St Tammany Parish Hospital. They have Monster Mash Mash this weekend, which benefits the Parenting Center. This…
Coastal southeastern parishes could see significant economic benefits from the planned construction of sediment diversion projects. Those projects will generate three billion dollars in regional sales and support 4,000 new jobs according to Restore the Mississippi Delta Director Steve Cochran. The diversions are being constructed in Plaquemines but residents will see an 809 million dollar…
Caitlin Hunter came by from Chevron. They have a Fuel Your School event going on right now. Teachers need to take advantage of this… Chevron has funds to help them out!!!!!! Hear about it in the interview below. Learn more online HERE!!!! Sarah was here to talk about Nightmare on Columbia. You need to get…
Local government officials are watching the potential for tropical cyclone development in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. There is a MEDIUM (40%) chance of tropical cyclone development over the next 5 days. This system may begin to slowly develop late Thursday night over the western Gulf and then is expected to move generally northeastward and…
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board has granted a certificate of completion for the lighting project at Independence High School’s football field, but the district will also seek remedies to the field damage that officials say happened on the contractor’s watch. The Board agreed to grant the certificate, a legal trigger that allows subcontractors to submit…