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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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Baton Rouge man arrested for Covington murder
A 37-year old man with unknown ties to his victim was arrested early Tuesday for the murder of Ilena Lyons, who was the first murder victim in Covington this year.
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Jason Allen Crowe, 25, 48135 Lawrence Creek, Covington, was apprehended on Saturday morning and charged with unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, criminal damage to property and disturbing the peace.
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David K. Repath, 28, walked away from a drug rehab program in Covington and is wanted for violating his parole, according to Capt. Jack West, Covington Police Department spokesman.
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DWI boaters nowhere to be seen
A two-agency crackdown on drunken Lake Pontchartrain boaters last weekend netted zero arrests, a positive sign the blitz worked, authorities said.
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DWI checkpoint goes smoothly; one arrested
About 750 cars passed through the sobriety checkpoint set up by the Slidell Police Department Friday night, and for the most part, residents seemed supportive.
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Montgomery qualified to run for Division C judgeship
Northshore attorney Warren Montgomery, a former federal prosecutor and businessman, has announced his candidacy for Division C of the 22nd Judicial District Court.
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Donahue presents Tulane Scholarship
Newly elected Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, presented his legislative scholarship to Tulane University to Sarah Davis, a graduate of Northshore High School on Friday.
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State recovery grant program ending soon
The St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation is urging local businesses to act soon to take advantage of the state’s Business Recovery Grant & Loan Program.
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Newest member of U.S. Army manufactured in St. Tammany
There’s a new sheriff in town and he goes by the name of ASV.
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