Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller and Amite Mayor Buddy Bel will be on hand at the Amite Chamber meeting this Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Mike’s Catfish. Tickets are $12 and the price includes a buffet-style lunch. For more information, contact the Amite Chamber at (985) 748-5537.
Pelican Park’s youth sports registration is NOW OPEN through January 14th. Pelican Park’s early spring leagues are for girls’ volleyball ages 9-15 and boys’ basketball ages 13-18. Volleyball and basketball are both help your child learn to work together as a team, work on coordination, fitness and most of all they make new friends and…
The Southeastern Louisiana baseball program will host its annual First Pitch Banquet and Alumni Game Feb. 7-8, according to head coach Matt Riser. It will be Friday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m., at Le Fleur De Lis Reception Hall in Ponchatoula. The event includes dinner, a cash bar, silent auction, raffle and a cash drawdown.…
An injunction has been issued for the developer to prevent any work to tear down the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown New Orleans. Apparently, the demolition process will have to be agreed upon by all parties involved, then a judge will have to sign off. The hotel partially collapsed in October, killing three workers. Now…
An 18-year-old Kentwood man has been charged with principal to second degree murder and other charges in connection with the Dec. 28 shooting death of a South Pike County football player at a house party in Kentwood. Kentwood Police announced Friday that 18 YO Raddarian Robbins, of Kentwood, turned himself in and has been booked…
On Friday night, shortly after 8:30 PM, Troopers from State Police Troop L responded to a fatal crash involving several vehicles on I-12 westbound near US 11. The crash has claimed the life of 71-year-old Beverly E. Chaignaud of Lacombe. The initial investigation led Troopers to determine that the crash occurred as the victim’s Toyota…
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has arrested two Slidell-area brothers and have issued warrants for the arrest of their stepbrother in connection with numerous residential burglaries that occurred in 2019 in the Slidell area. William Lockard Jr. and Maurice Lockard have both been booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on multiple felony charges. Authorities…
US-11, with its 92 year old bridge, has been closed for year and doesn’t look to reopen anytime soon. After missing a deadline to reopen in April of last year, and then a few others, the latest potential reopening of January 2020 has been backed up to some time this summer. It began as a…
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Slidell-area man following a shooting that occurred early Thursday morning at a residence in the 200 block of East Queens Drive near Slidell. Shortly after 2 a.m. a local-area hospital contacted authorities about a man who was dropped off at the hospital’s emergency room with a gunshot…
Backdrop Louisiana: St. Tammany and New Orleans, is the next exhibition at the Slidell Cultural Center at Slidell City Hall. It opens Friday, January 10, with an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. The exhibit will feature a collection of movie posters, gallery cards, and accessories from movies that have been…