Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President, said the first ever Adopt ‘til you Drop! pet adopt-a-thon was a successful event, finding homes for at least 32 pets from the St. Tammany Parish Animal Shelter on the actual day of the event, and for an additional 11 pets during the week that followed. The event, held…
The St. Tammany Council on Aging will begin a new series of Stay Active and Independent for Life exercise classes beginning in January. Also known as SAIL, this is an exercise class for older adults designed to help maintain and improve balance and mobility. Exercises are adapted for all levels of physical ability. The classes…
The cyber-attack on the city of New Orleans continues to disrupt city services but work is already underway to get the city’s information systems back up. After the intrusion was detected, the city ordered all its computers be shut down. New Orleans Chief Information Officer says they are confident that the data they have is…
An EF-1 tornado has been confirmed in Tangipahoa Parish from the storms earlier this week according to the National Weather Service. The tornado touched down along Highway 440 on the northeast end of Tangipahoa Parish, near the border with Washington Parish. Officials with the Tangipahoa Emergency Operations Center say there was no structural damage and…
Southeastern Louisiana University offices will close for the annual holiday break beginning Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m. and will reopen Jan. 6 at 7:30 a.m. Information about on-campus dining during the holiday break can be found at www.southeastern.edu/dining.
The Hammond Police Department is investigating a series of shoplifting incidents from Hibbett Sports. Individuals captured on video surveillance have entered the store multiple times, grabbed several hundred dollars of merchandise, and walked out. Anyone knowing anything about this crime is asked to contact the Hammond Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, at 985-277-5739, or contact…
We were expecting bad weather with a strong cold front that collided with hot Gulf air yesterday across Louisiana and Mississippi and we got it. Funnel clouds, dangerous winds and hail were all reported, with the National Weather Service receiving reports of more than 30 tornadoes, many of them in the central parts of Louisiana…
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that seven people were arrested last week after a search warrant was conducted at a house that became the target of an undercover investigation after repeated complaints of alleged drug activity on Rosaryville Rd. in Ponchatoula. As a result of the initial investigation, a search warrant was obtained and…
Just after midnight, early this morning, St Tammany Fire District 11 and the Pearl River Police Department responded to Old Military Road. When units arrived, they found an 18-wheeler that was hauling bottles of water on fire with the cab fully involved. The driver was able to escape, and no other vehicles or buildings were…
DA Warren Montgomery says 17 YO Levi Lee, of Tylertown, Miss., and 25 YO Lance Rouse, of Picayune, Miss., pleaded guilty last week in the shooting death of a convenience store owner during the robbery of his store in Bogalusa last year. Lee pleaded guilty, as charged, to second degree murder and two counts of…