Southeastern Louisiana University will celebrate Homecoming this week. With a reality TV theme of “Keeping it Real with Roomie,” Homecoming 2019 culminates on Saturday, Oct. 12, when the Lions take on Incarnate Word at 4 p.m. in Strawberry Stadium. Homecoming Week will offer a number of time-honored traditions, such as Gumbo YaYa for students, a…
Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says concrete apron work along two roadways that intersect with Club Deluxe Road work will begin today, forcing closures for those side roads for one week at a time. Miller said the contractor will start rebuilding concrete aprons on Professional Plaza and North Oaks Boulevard at their intersection with Club…
Over the weekend Troopers with Troop B responded to a fatality crash involving a pedestrian on Airline Highway that took the life of 52-year-old Daniel Rivera of Covington. Rivera was walking in a southbound direction across Airline Highway. As he entered the center of the southbound travel lanes, he was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet…
We started the day with Floyd Trascher, who is a candidate for Parish Council District 9. Hear what he had to say in the interview below. We also spoke with Ronnie Simpson from St Tammany Parish Government. He talked draining and a couple of events that are coming up. Find out more in the interview…
Yesterday, a man was killed and another was severely injured after their vehicles collided head-on in Tangipahoa Parish. Louisiana State Police say the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. Thursday on LA 10 between Franklinton and Wilmer, when a car driving eastbound crossed the center line near Charles McDaniel Road and crashed into a pickup truck…
Slidell Police are reminding citizens not to forget about Coffee With A Cop this morning. Sweet Rolls is giving away one free “Little Easy Cup” to all the kids who show up! With the kids being out of school, Starbucks on Front Street is having a Coffee with a Cop Day! The event will take…
An attorney representing some workers laid off by Bayou Steel in LaPlace this week is questioning whether the company broke a federal law regarding notification of layoffs. He says employees were blindsided by the announcement and the WARN Act requires sixty day’s notice. The attorney says he’s also working to have the bankruptcy case moved…
A formal dedication ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to name the Tangipahoa Parish Government Annex as the “Gordon A. Burgess Governmental Building.” Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says the dedication ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the governmental offices located at 206 E. Mulberry Street in Amite.…
We started the morning talking with Dakotah Eason with Tri-Parish Works. She was here to talk about a job fair going on today at the Castine Center. Find out more in the interview below. We spoke with our friends from STPH about them attaining a Level 3 Trauma Status. Hear Bethany and Tim talk about…
On Wednesday Slidell Police were notified of a theft of several brand-new fishing poles, taken from the back of a truck at Southside Café. The poles were supposed to be auctioned off to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The suspect was captured on surveillance video, which enabled detectives to identify the suspect as 34-year-old, Jeffrey…