The St Tammany Chamber has some events coming up. Their Installation & Awards Luncheon will be February 4, 11:15 am – 1:15 pm at Tchefuncta Country Club. There will be a ribbon cutting at the newly revamped Covington branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library on February 5 from 11:00 – 11:30 am on W.…
The final day for Southeastern Louisiana University students to apply to graduate in spring 2020 is Feb. 17. Students who do not submit the fee and application by Feb. 17 will not be considered a degree candidate for the spring 2020 term. The $25 application fee must be paid directly to the Controller’s Office, located…
Now there has been a second arrest by the Kentwood Police Department involving the fatal shooting December 28th of last year. 18 YO Trevon James of Tangipahoa was arrested without incident. He was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of Principle to Second Degree Murder, 2 counts of Principle to Attempted Second…
High school principals across the state are gathering in Baton Rouge for the annual LHSAA convention. The main topic is the public-private school split that’s been in place since the 2013 football playoffs. LHSAA officials say principals can vote to end the split on Friday. The split was created because public schools believe private schools…
The Flood Warning continues for The Pearl River Near Pearl River until further notice. Yesterday the stage was 17.6 feet and moderate flooding is occurring and with moderate flooding forecast. Flood stage is 14.0 feet. The forecast has the river continuing to rise to near 17.6 feet by today. Additional rises may be possible thereafter.…
A young blacksmith from Loranger will compete for $10,000 on a History Channel series airing Wednesday night. 18 YO Cade Jenkins, a Southeastern student, is one of four blacksmiths who will be featured on Wednesday night’s Forged in Fire, a competition series that tests some of the best bladesmiths as they recreate some of history’s…
Yesterday the president of New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission, announced a new search engine on the Crime Commission’s website which lists the judicial financial disclosure statements of every state judge, allowing the public to see how they get paid. Every state judge like all elected officials in the state, submit a salary disclosure to the…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Motors Division spent their day at Fontainebleau State Park yesterday, training in preparation for the upcoming parade season. They were training with several local agencies in preparation for Mardi Gras. The motorcycles are used to escort floats to and from parades and are also used for crowd control during…
Carnival in Covington is looking for sponsors and gift certificates for their costume contest Mardi Grad day, Tuesday, Feb. 25, following the Covington Parade. Contributors of gift certificates will be identified in Carnival in Covington social media posts leading up to the event, then in the sequent posts announcing and describing the contest winners. The…
U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced that 37 YO Alex Miller from Washington Parish was sentenced to 130 months in prison in connection with his convictions for heroin and gun charges. On July 23, 2019, Miller pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, two counts of possessing a firearm despite being…