At approximately 5:30pm yesterday St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of North Willie Rd. near Folsom, to investigate a motorcycle crash that has resulted in a fatality. The preliminary investigation by deputies revealed the crash occurred as the 2014 Honda Fusion was travelling north on N. Willie Rd near La Hwy…
Here are some pictures from the Castine Center just a few moments ago.
The funeral services for Mandeville Police Captain Vincent “Vinny” Liberto Jr. will be held at the Castine Center today at 12:00 noon, and is open to the public. Visitation at the Castine Center will begin at 9:00 a.m., until funeral time. After the funeral, a contingent of police will escort Liberto’s body to St. Lazarus…
On Thursday the Tangipahoa Parish School Board made history, adopting the recommendation of attorneys in the longstanding Joyce Marie Moore federal desegregation case and authorizing a jointly-filed consent agreement in the 54-year-old case. On a motion by Rose Dominguez and a second by Brett Duncan, the board endorsed the recommendation of their chief negotiation attorney…
22nd Judicial DA Warren Montgomery wants to move Jack Strain’s trial on sex crime charges somewhere other than the parish where he was sheriff for 20 years. But Strain, the former St. Tammany Parish sheriff, apparently would prefer the group who will consider his guilt or innocence to be local. In a reversal of normal…
A group gathered at Madisonville’s Maritime Museum last night for the parish’s President’s Arts Awards. Honorees and their family and friends enjoyed food and beverages while listening the music of Ronnie Kole before the event began. Presented by St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister and the parish’s Commission on Cultural Affairs, the awards and accompanying…
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies, attempting to take a man into protective custody, found themselves having to use deadly force Wednesday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a home on Oak Cove Drive off Fish Hatchery Road in Lacombe, to serve an order of protective custody. An Order of Protective Custody (OPC)…
The reopening of the renovated Covington branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library will be backed up one month due to delays with window installation. Located on West 21st Ave., the branch is being completely renovated at an estimated cost of more than $2 million. The original plans called for new roofing, air conditioning, lighting,…
The Ponchatoula Police Department is investigating a string of overdoses in that city. The first call came in the evening of September 24th when a male who was unconscious and in need of medical attention was discovered at the Kiwanis Park. Officers arrived on the scene and the male was administered a dose of Narcan,…
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced yesterday it will pay the mortgage on the family home of slain Mandeville Police Captain Vincent “Vinny” Liberto Jr. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald Sticker said the foundation’s announcement was a huge relief to Liberto’s widow, Tracey, who said her husband took care of most of their financial…