On Monday at about 1:30 AM, Troopers from State Police Troop L responded to a fatal crash involving a single vehicle on LA 16 eastbound approximately 2 miles east of LA 1073 in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the life of 21-year-old Nathan E. Polk of Bogalusa. Troopers think the crash occurred as Polk was…
The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office says that on Sunday morning, January 12, a deputy responded to a complaint in the Varnado area from a mother who stated she discovered her son was missing when she woke up. A little over an hour later, deputies responded to an area off of Military Road to investigate a…
Amite Mayor Buddy Bel died Sunday afternoon following a fall last week. The longtime civil servant was beginning the final year of his second term in office at the time of his death. A longtime Amite businessman, Bel owned and operated the Amite landmark “Cabby’s Restaurant” with his wife Claire. Bel became a Tangipahoa Parish…
Today is Inauguration Day as the Governor, lawmakers, and area parish government officials take their oaths. In Tangipahoa, Parish President Robby Miller and the 10-member Tangipahoa Parish Council will be sworn in during ceremonies scheduled at 3 p.m. at the Florida Parishes Arena Event Center in Amite. Mike Cooper will take his oath of office…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area after the Pearl River flood gauge reached 16.5 feet over the weekend. The closure is an automatic benchmark set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Included in the closure is the Pearl River-Honey Island Shooting Range. The Pearl River…
A 28-year-old man was arrested Friday after he stabbed and killed his father in a Covington-area neighborhood. Shortly before 6:15 a.m., St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 300 block of Memphis Trace, located in the Natchez Trace Subdivision, in reference to a domestic disturbance between a father and his son. Responding deputies located…
Yesterday, Sheriff Randy Smith and the STPSO Operations Division hosted a Mardi Gras meeting with all of the law enforcement agencies on the Northshore. All agencies share resources and work together to make sure parades in St. Tammany Parish are a success. The law enforcement agencies represented at the meeting were: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s…
Southeastern Louisiana University is set to unveil a commemorative banner Saturday at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Nicholls in the University Center honoring the Lionettes’ 2018 UDA National Championship. The Lionettes, Southeastern’s dance team, earned the first gold medal in program history at the 2018 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team…
In Ponchatoula, an officer observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway on McGary Lane and attempted to make contact with the driver, later identified as 39 YO Kevin Sibley. Sibley pulled into a driveway trying to elude contact with the officer and ignored all officer commands, stating that he was going…
The 9th Keep Hammond Beautiful and the City of Hammond free tree give-away event will be Friday, January 17, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., or until all the trees are gone! It will be held at the City of Hammond Maintenance Facility on Highway 190 East across from Northshore Technical Community College. 100 Free…