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Abbey casket making practice under fire
Mark Coudrain, a former chief executive for WLAE TV, leads a much simpler life now. Two years ago he scrapped the corporate hustle, was ordained a deacon, joined the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph Abbey in Covington and focused on his childhood dream of woodworking, specializing in simple unadorned cypress burial caskets for monks and the public.
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Mandeville City Council wants answers in local Price incident
The Mandeville City Council voted 4-1 Thursday night to invoke its authority and hire an outside agency to investigate an incident involving Mayor Eddie Price.
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Bus drivers'€™ operational allowance growing, pending budget approval
The St. Tammany Parish School Board committee as a whole for business affairs and administration agreed with recommendations made by Superintendent Gayle Sloan regarding bus owner/operators.
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Slidell to inaugurate drive-by meter reading program
The city of Slidell has embarked on an ambitious $2.2 million program to upgrade the city’s water metering and billing through a new system that will allow drive-by readings at all of Slidell’s residential, commercial and institutional meter sites.
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KMB to award grants to residents
The Keep Mandeville Beautiful association is looking to spruce up the city once again.
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Mandeville documentary airing tonight on WYES
Residents near and far will soon have the honor of traveling back in time and exploring the rich history of Mandeville, St. Tammany’s second largest city, thanks to a documentary airing tonight on WYES-TV Channel 12.
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D.A. Reed re-elected without opposition
District Attorney Walter Reed sailed to his fifth six-year term Friday alongside six district judges and Slidell City Court Judge Jim Lamz, who all ran unopposed for their respective benches, according to qualifying results for this fall’s election.
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Harbor Center board set to begin director interviews
The resumes are in, and now begins the selection process in the search for a new permanent general manager at the Northshore Harbor Center in Slidell.
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New Slidell animal shelter on fast track
Slidell Mayor Ben Morris told the City Council Thursday night there has been a lot of progress made on the proposed new animal shelter.
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Lakeview Regional to hold children'€™s health fair
A day of fun and health for parents and children is planned at Lakeview Regional Medical Center July 19 from 9 a.m. until noon on the hospital grounds 95 E. Fairway Drive, Covington.
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Slidell police officer charged with theft, malfeasance; resigns
Slidell Chief of Police Freddie Drennan announced Friday his department had arrested one of its own for using legal traffic stops to steal money from Hispanic males.
More of this storyThe body of Ilena Lyons, 65, 420 N. Vermont St. in Covington, was discovered by her landlord on Thursday afternoon, and police have called the death a homicide.
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Amacker announces candidacy for new family court judgeship
Attorney Dawn Amacker, a Board Certified Family Law specialist, has announced her candidacy for the new Family Court in the 22nd Judicial District Court.
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Swartz announces candidacy for Division C judgeship
Former Slidell City Court Ad Hoc Judge and Judge Pro Tempore, appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court in 2004, Richard A. “Rick” Swartz has announced his candidacy for judge, Division C, of the 22nd Judicial District Court, which encompasses all of Washington and St. Tammany parishes.
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Historic District group OKs plans
The Covington Historic District Commission recently approved an application for a certificate of appropriateness by Tyler Case DDS. Case was applying for permission to enlarge his dental office building on East Rutland Street and presented his plans and proposals for the project.
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School Board will roll back its millage rates
The St. Tammany Parish School Board committee as a whole accepted a recommendation to forgo advertising a public meeting to consider rolling forward millage rates, signaling the board will accept the rolled-back millage rate for ad valorem tax revenue for the coming year.
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The St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell was packed Tuesday with family, friends, city leaders and other mourners who bid a sad but fond farewell to Slidell Councilman Kevin Kingston, who died Thursday.
More of this storyQualifying begins today for a host of local elected positions, including 12 22nd Judicial District court judges, the 22nd Judicial District Attorney, Slidell City Court judge, Justice of the Peace and more.
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Mandeville council changes fill ordinance
Mandeville residents will soon have different restrictions on the use of fill on their property thanks to some tiring work done by the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Reward offered in last month's barbershop fire; arson suspected
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is offering a $5,000 reward in the case of a fire that incinerated a Slidell barbershop last month.
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Slidell boy shot in face with stolen gun
A 16-year-old Slidell boy accused of stealing a semi-automatic handgun from a neighbor’s vehicle Sunday night was accidentally shot in the face by his alleged accomplice, Sheriff Jack Strain said Monday.
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Slidell city employee wears numerous hats
To say Tara Ingram-Hunter is a busy person in a bit of an understatement.
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Covington wreck results in critical injury
Anne Mc Pherson, 28, of Covington, pulled her 1994 Mercury Sable onto Collins Boulevard from 35th Avenue about 8 a.m. Saturday morning directly in the path of a 2005 International delivery truck driven by Joseph Stogner of Tickfaw.
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Mandeville Lakefront plans coming to fruition
A new harbor pavilion, renovated sidewalks and tree plantings are all pieces of the $1 million lakefront revitalization pie in Mandeville that is finally taking shape.
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Covington pool renovated and cool
Covington’s newly renovated pool at the Rev. Peter Atkins Park on North Tyler Street has provided city youth and adults with cool fun in the sun. Covington Recreation Department Director Lonnie Tucker said the average pool use per day is about 154 people of all ages.
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