Pat Brister says a long-standing request of the Federal Government for a feasibility study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of St. Tammany Parish, has now been funded. Congressman Steve Scalise, a proponent of the study, has touted its benefits and stressed its importance, as he pushed for its funding since the request by…
On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will be participating in National Night Out Against Crime. If your neighborhood wishes to participate this year, and wants a deputy to attend, please register your event by Friday, October 4th. National Night Out is a nation-wide crime prevention event. Traditionally, the event is…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a federal law enforcement agent and former STPSO employee today for defamation. Jerry Rogers Jr. (DOB 11/3/1972) was arrested after it was discovered he sent numerous emails which included false information in relation to an open investigation. Rogers used a fake name to create an email account and…
Southeastern Louisiana University is home to the first and only collegiate recovery program in the state. Lion Up Recovery, officially recognized by the Association of Recovery in Higher Education, is a voluntary program to help students in recovery achieve their higher education goals. State higher education and local community leaders recently joined with members of…
A proposal put forward by Mayor Donald Villere last week calls for raising the 5½-foot seawall by 1 foot. The $2 million project is aimed mainly at reducing flood insurance rates in the area. This Wednesday at 6 p.m. there will be a public meeting in the Mandeville City Council chambers for residents to see…
There will be a Patriot Day Ceremony today at 9 a.m. outside the Justice Center. The event, which will be hosted by American Legion Post 16, will honor all first responders, remembering those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Many agencies in the parish will form a parish-wide honor guard for the ceremony.…
Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain was back in a courtroom yesterday to plead not guilty to criminal charges. Strain entered his not guilty plea during arraignment in federal court in New Orleans on 16 counts of corruption, including fraud and bribery. It came less than a month after he pleaded not guilty to sex…
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Parish President Pat Brister and other local officials were on hand for a news conference about a $50 million project to widen I-12. The Edwards administration announced last week that $42 million in federal highway money would be used to widen a congested stretch of the interstate, with the parish adding…
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Parish President Pat Brister and other local officials were on hand for a news conference about a $50 million project to widen I-12. The Edwards administration announced last week that $42 million in federal highway money would be used to widen a congested stretch of the interstate, with the parish adding…
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through a program enhancing cooperation and coordination among state, local, tribal, territorial and federal law enforcement agencies in a joint mission to secure the United States’ borders. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has been awarded $175,000…