St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies, attempting to take a man into protective custody, found themselves having to use deadly force Wednesday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a home on Oak Cove Drive off Fish Hatchery Road in Lacombe, to serve an order of protective custody. An Order of Protective Custody (OPC)…
The reopening of the renovated Covington branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library will be backed up one month due to delays with window installation. Located on West 21st Ave., the branch is being completely renovated at an estimated cost of more than $2 million. The original plans called for new roofing, air conditioning, lighting,…
The Ponchatoula Police Department is investigating a string of overdoses in that city. The first call came in the evening of September 24th when a male who was unconscious and in need of medical attention was discovered at the Kiwanis Park. Officers arrived on the scene and the male was administered a dose of Narcan,…
Our first guests today were from Mary Bird Perkins. Shelley and Erica wanted to talk about Geaux Pink, throughout the month of October. Find out more in the interview below. Sheriff Randy Smith dropped by to talk about his campaign for reelection. He talked about his first term and what he sees for the future.…
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced yesterday it will pay the mortgage on the family home of slain Mandeville Police Captain Vincent “Vinny” Liberto Jr. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker said the foundation’s announcement was a huge relief to Liberto’s widow, Tracey, who said her husband took care of most of their financial…
Bail was denied for 21 YO Mark Spicer, the Covington man accused of last week’s fatal shooting of a Mandeville police officer, during a hearing in the 22nd Judicial District Court. Spicer is accused of firing at two officers after a vehicle chase Friday, killing Capt. Vincent “Vinny” Liberto Jr. and wounding Officer Ben Cato.…
Yesterday the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office identified a suspect in a shooting incident on Dillon Ln in Hammond where deputies discovered two individuals had been shot and transported to North Oaks Hospital by private vehicles. 51-year-old Cornelius Beauchamp of Klein Rd. is the alleged suspect. Beauchamp is being accused of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree…
St Tammany United for Mandeville PD is an event this Sunday being hosted by the St Margaret Mary Men’s Cooking Team. This luncheon is a fundraiser for the Mandeville Police Department, being done in conjunction with State Police Troop L, the Sheriff’s Office, Slidell PD, Covington PD, Pearl River RD and others. Florida Marine Transporters…
We started the day with Melissa Foster, who dropped by to talk about her event called Just Between Friends. This is a big Children’s and Maternity Consignment Sales Event. Learn more in the interview below. Parish President Pat Brister came by to talk about her re-election campaign. We talked about traffic and infrastructure and she…
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that his office is investigating a shooting that occurred yesterday in the afternoon, leaving one man dead and another man wounded. The incident occurred on Dillon Lane near the interchange between I-55 and I-12. The investigation is on-going and Sheriff Edwards is asking anyone with information regarding this tragic…