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I-12 Business Alliance update Monday
Armed with a $100,000 grant, the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation recently launched its media blitz touting the Interstate 12 corridor as a nationwide business destination.
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The first phase of construction on the new Tammany Trace drawbridge at Bayou Lacombe got under way Friday morning as a crew with Slidell’s McDonald Construction Inc. floated in the western end of the bridge by barge via Bayous Liberty and Lacombe.
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Sheriff reacts to AG ruling on decals
When an internal audit recently revealed Sheriff Jack Strain violated what appeared to be state law by displaying his name on the side of deputy cruisers, the 12-year sheriff immediately started removing the nameplates from his 150- to 200-vehicle fleet.
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Our Lady of Lourdes kicks off campaign to rebuild church
A moving documentary helped Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Slidell kick off the Public Phase of its Capital Campaign during Masses on April 12 and 13.
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Legislature may add two more judges locally
Michael Conroy often gets paid to wait.
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Covington house relocated with complications
A deep-rooted home hindering the $2.5 million expansion of Acquistapace’s Supermarket on Boston Street in Covington became the spectacle of the town Thursday as the 35-ton structure rumbled down West 21st Street.
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Former restaurant manager sentenced in forcible rape case
A former IHOP manager was sentenced to 17 years in prison this week and ordered to register as a sex offender for life for raping a then 17-year-old employee, District Attorney Walter Reed spokesman Rick Wood said.
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Hate crime case ends with misdemeanor convictions instead
After two hours of jury deliberation Thursday, two Folsom men were found guilty of misdemeanor simple battery, dodging a felony hate crime conviction for beating up a black man outside a Folsom bar in 2006.
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Business Reference library near opening
The first and only library branch devoted to building businesses is finally here…sort of. Once it opens it will be.
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Mentorship, technology top School Board agenda
The Techknow Expo, the pilot mentoring program, design teams, personnel performance evaluation committee recommendations and the employee health fair were all presented as part of the Committee as a Whole meeting of the St. Tammany Parish School Board Thursday night.
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Causeway sale talks result in House bill
A bill aimed to cork any future talks of selling the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway without first gaining legislative approval is pending final House passage.
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Camellia City Market opens this weekend in Slidell
For those local citizens who have longed for a true farmer’s market on this side of the lake, take heart: the Camellia City Market will open in Slidell’s Griffith Park Saturday.
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Covingtons Jefferson House has rich history
Liz Salles has operated her gift shop for the past 35 years in a former “haunted” cat house. The Jefferson House on South Jefferson Avenue in Covington was the former home to Frances Young, an eccentric but well-known cat lover that kept as many as 50 cats at a time in the cypress and pine house.
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Childrens Museum fundraiser Sunday
“A Celebration of Pure Imagination” promises that in your wildest dreams you could not imagine the surprises that await you at the Junior League of Greater Covington’s fundraiser to help build the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany. Chairs of the event are Tony LeMon and Lisa Barnett.
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James A. “Jim” Schmidt seems to know every nook and cranny of his prized baby, a 112-acre wildlife complex in Lacombe.
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Build days set for playground; water feature to open by summer
This summer children in Abita Springs will have a lot to celebrate.
More of this storyAt the request of residents, the Abita Springs Board of Aldermen rezoned portions of its commercially zoned property to a more-restrictive residential/commercial overlay zoning at its meeting last week.
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Marino to bring laughter to area Thursday
For some, finding room for laughter in a post-Katrina world may be a little difficult. But a free event in Slidell on Thursday could help.
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Air Show T-shirts still available
Looking for something cool and stylish to wear this summer?
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Shipment woes delay opening again
What was to become the western-most branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library earlier this year has run in to extreme shipment delays, forcing the opening date of the Black River branch to be pushed back a second time.
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Quinn wants family courts throughout state
The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing a bill by Sen. Julie Quinn, R-Metarie, which would require a feasibility study to place family courts or domestic relations division in judicial districts throughout the state.
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Mandeville boat launch repairs run aground
Mandeville officials and boaters alike are becoming increasingly antsy as the proposed three months of work on the Lakefront boat launches gets off to a soggy start.
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AG: Sheriff can put name on vehicles
Louisiana’s top lawyer vindicated Sheriff Jack Strain this month after the 12-year sheriff was twice cited for placing his name on the side of sheriff cruisers, a move that critics said amounted to illegal and free campaigning with public property.
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Judge rules for ACLU in Jesus portrait case
U.S. District Court Judge Ivan Lemelle ruled Wednesday the original display of a picture of Jesus in the lobby of the Slidell City Court was unconstitutional, and he ordered the city to pay the American Civil Liberties Union $1 in damages plus “reasonable” attorney’s fees.
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Slidell teen honored for good works
A Slidell high school student dedicated to working with the youth in her community has been named Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana.
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