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Grand jury indicts six area residents
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted six area residents this week, including a teenager for vehicular homicide and two others for aggravated rape.
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Council approves Summit Fremaux project
The massive development project known as Summit Fremaux got the Slidell City Council’s approval Tuesday night, as it passed four ordinances that would establish the project site a special taxing district.
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Its time to start thinking about television converter boxes
For the past several months, Cheryl Buras and her husband, Denis, have navigated through bureaucratic paperwork, turning over three years of past financials to become an authorized government vendor of TV converter boxes in early 2009.
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Abita area man convicted in 2006 murder
Despite his own testimony of self-defense, a 22-year-old Abita Springs man was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday, ending a three-day trial that climaxed with the killer’s mother fainting and two altercations erupting between rival family members inside the courthouse, court and law enforcement officials confirmed.
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Adam Gardner, 7, stared at the floor and crossed his fingers recently as his homemade Pinewood Derby car zipped down a wooden track toward the finish line.
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Fight in Slidell leads to attempted first-degree murder arrest
A Slidell man was arrested on a charge of attempted first-degree murder Sunday night after a fight between the man’s son and a co-worker had occurred earlier in the day.
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Mandeville'€™s Bed, Bath & Beyond expansion approved
The 8,600-square-foot expansion to the rear of Bed Bath & Beyond at 3414 U.S. Highway 190 was approved by the Mandeville Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night.
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La Carreta is now open in Mandeville.
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Disney film wraps up in Abita Springs
Movie giant Disney recently wrapped up filming in small town Abita Springs.
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STPH Foundation using donation for special chairs in infusion suite
The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation recently accepted a $17,500 donation from the St. Tammany Memorial Cancer Fund for the purchase of heated, reclining massage chairs featuring music players to be used by patients visiting the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Infusion Suite.
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New Houston office on horizon for Laborde
To expand and better take care of their customers, Laborde Products, Inc. of Covington is opening a full service branch office in the Houston area. Joe Manning Jr. will head up operations at the new office. Company CEO Tracy Laborde made the announcement.
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Driving behavior unchanged, sheriff says
When 50 St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies fanned out across 25 neighborhoods last Friday in an initiative to halt speeders and stop sign violators, Sheriff Jack Strain hoped the campaign would ultimately change driving behavior.
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Legislators say St. Tammany in favorable position
On the heels of two special sessions on ethics and business economic reform and a new coalition of lawmakers banning together in Baton Rouge to champion St. Tammany needs, the Northshore is in its most favorable position in decades, local legislators said.
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Golden Glen residents fear collapse of dam, flooding inevitable
Golden Glen residents are sitting in angst as the cement weir keeping a 2,000-foot retention pond from spilling into their neighborhood, crumbles before their eyes.
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Textron officially opens its Slidell headquarters
Even though Textron Marine and Land has been steadily moving its headquarters from New Orleans East to the DISA building in Slidell, Thursday marked the official opening of the building as Slidell Mayor Ben Morris, Textron General Manager Tom Walmsley and Textron Vice President of Operation J.O. Smith, cut the ribbon on the building.
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F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to appear at Slidell Air Show
One of the highlights not to be missed by spectators at next week'€™s Slidell Air Show will be the aerial display put on by the Air Combat Command Viper F-16 East Demonstration Team.
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Hornet fans have place in their hearts for Atlanta Hawks
Kristen and Joey Maddox are big Hornets fans. But recently, another NBA team has made a place in their hearts, starting with the heart of their home.
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Traffic signal to stay on Lakeshore Drive
With only a few traffic signals to call its own, the city of Mandeville will be hanging on to one more.
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New Pitcher principal setting goals for her new school
Roslyn Hanson, newly named principal of William Pitcher Junior High School in Covington, has a vision for her new school, to create a school environment that’s highly effective, reaching set standards while providing support to faculty, parents and students that will enable them to meet those standards.
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The Mandeville Police Department recently welcomed new DARE officer Darren Powell to Mandeville.
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Angels to be honored at banquet
Dr. Steve Taylor, psychiatrist, has been awarded the Connie M. Hulsey Community Volunteer Award by Hospice of St. Tammany and will be honored at a banquet April 24 along with five others nominated as Angels Among Us.
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Councilman looking to build Madisonville park
With only rusty swing sets, a neglected batting cage and an expired baseball diamond adorning what locals call the Old Ballpark, Madisonville Councilman Mark Badeaux wants to spruce up the large field located on Main Street and give it a purpose by developing it into the town’s first public park.
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Lemonade Brigade wants to help raise money for local charities
What’s yellow, sour, sweet, quenches thirst and can teach your child how to become a millionaire while helping charities? No, it’s not a 1200-pound gorilla in a lemon suit; it’s The Lemonade Brigade.
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Covington City Council to get zoning update
The comprehensive zoning ordinance update on the first round of meetings that were held will be given by planner Steve Villvaso at the regular meeting of the Covington City Council on Tuesday April 1.
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Mayor presents Slidell budget to council
Slidell Mayor Ben Morris submitted a balanced $47.9 million budget for fiscal year 2009 at a special City Council meeting Monday night.
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