Earlier this month the Hammond Police Narcotics Division was contacted by the Ponchatoula Police Department that they had information of a suspect dealing narcotics from his hotel room at the Super 8 Motel, located at 200 Westin Drive. The HPD Narcotics and PPD Narcotics Divisions contacted the occupant of the room, Joel Fuller, 47 years…
Parish President Mike Cooper came in to the Lake 94.7 today for his monthly visit. We talked about Coronavirus, traffic, voting and more. Hear him in the interview below.
Louisiana has its first presumptive case of COVID-19, the coronavirus. The case was reported in a Jefferson Parish resident who was hospitalized in Orleans Parish. The patient is being treated at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. Residents are reminded to cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze, stay home if they are…
Yesterday the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 20 YO Joandre Dawson, a resident of 32509 Highway 21, in Angie, and charged him with the January 12 murder of Ja’Quarrius Taylor. The arrest was the result of several weeks of intensive investigation by the detective division of the Sheriff’s Office. Joandre Dawson is a cousin of…
Federal officials are advising Americans not to cruise, with that announcement coming just weeks after New Orleans port officials announced a record number of cruise passengers and expectations for a great year. The federal government notes that in order to curb the spread of COVID-19, many countries have implemented strict screening procedures that have denied…
The work of the Louisiana 2020 Regular Legislative Session was in full swing as of, Monday, March 9. This is a “general” session, which means that specific revenue raising and tax measures cannot be considered. These issues can only be considered in odd numbered years. However, this session, legislators have pre-filed over 1,100 measures for…
On Sunday, March 8, shortly after 1:00 AM, Troopers from State Police Troop L responded to a single-vehicle, fatal crash on LA 440 west of LA 10 in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the lives of 31-year-old Gary P. Brumfield of Kentwood and 25-year-old Anthony M. Coleman of Kentwood. The initial investigation led Troopers to…
The Hammond Police Department is investigating two cases of cell phone theft from the AT&T stores located on Southwest Railroad Avenue and West Thomas Street. In both cases, an unknown white male walked into each store and used wire cutters to remove the wires from demonstration phones. The suspect took two iPhone 11 Pro Max…
The Water & Sewer Department will have ALL of Harden Drive CLOSED on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th in order to do Sewer Repairs that will include completely busting up a portion of the Road. The Tangipahoa Parish School System has been Notified for the School Bus Drivers and All Customers on Harden…
The St. Paul’s Alumni Association and Children’s Advocacy Center – Hope House will bring together more than 30 teams featuring the best boiled crawfish on the Northshore at the 11th annual St. Paul’s Alumni Association Crawfish Cook-Off. Nearly 10,000 pounds of crawfish will be boiled at the event, which draws over 1,000 attendees from across…