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Two Slidell teens arrested for looting

Police arrested two Slidell teenagers Saturday afternoon on charges of looting after a witness alerted Slidell police.
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Folsom garbage pickup may change hands
Folsom may become the first municipality in St. Tammany to contract the Southshore’s SDT Waste and Debris for its garbage pickup.
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Food stamp registration continues through Sept. 15 at Pelican Park's Castine Center
Food Stamp applications for St. Tammany Parish residents will continue to be taken at the Castine Center in Mandeville, including the weekend, through Sept. 15.
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Restaurants reopen quickly in Gustav's wake
Slidell residents knew things were going to be OK in the wake of Hurricane Gustav when one of their favorite watering holes, Southside Café, reopened for business Wednesday morning.
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Covington mayor answers criticism
Covington Mayor Candace Watkins, criticized by some council members last week because she did not keep them informed during the Hurricane Gustav emergency, said Friday she was not hiding out from anyone.
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Road rage incident leads to shooting, arrest
A Slidell man has been arrested for attempted manslaughter after he allegedly fired a gun at a motorist during a disagreement over tailgating.
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Parish Council may ask for federal line of credit to get several projects started
Parish Council officials are asking to borrow $320,000 in federal monies to kick start four large-scale projects near Slidell, including levee protection upgrades and construction of a new riverboat training school.
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Pearl River fire department seeks property tax renewal
Pearl River firefighters will ask voters to renew a 10-year property tax for operational expenses, including a raise for firemen and EMTs, on Nov. 4.
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No decision made yet on emergency system failure
The Board of Commissioners for the Communications District of St. Tammany Parish agreed to wait for an analysis from AT&T on how the 911 emergency system failed in most of the parish when Hurricane Gustav blew through last week.
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Deputies bust Pearl River meth lab armed with bombs
Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and bomb squad operators donned in Hazmat suits raided a Pearl River trailer Tuesday night, discovering pipe bombs and a suspected methamphetamine lab, authorities said.
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Deputies arrest two more looters
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested two more people near Slidell this week for looting several homes in the North Forest subdivision.
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Think Christmas for Ashlee Stokes
Get a start on Christmas shopping Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon and help raise money at the same time for the family of Ashlee Stokes.
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Olde Towne Alive Block party canceled
Due to the threat of high winds and heavy rainfall from the fringes of Hurricane Ike, the Olde Towne Alive Block Party to be held tonight has been cancelled.
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Stop, Drop, Rock N Roll while Haulin'�� Ash cancelled
The Stop Drop Rock ‘N Roll and Haulin’ Ash fundraisers to benefit the Covington Fire Department set for Saturday have been cancelled due to the unpredictability and possible bad weather from Hurricane Ike.
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Parish keeps wary eye on Hurricane Ike
While forecasts for Hurricane Ike plot the soon-to-be Category 3 storm slapping Texas/Mexico border this weekend, local authorities remain guarded, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
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Slidell High looking good at age 100
American history doesn’t record a lot of significant events for 1909.
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Waiting for Relief
After twice trying and finally securing food stamps to replace a deep freezer full of spoiled food, Hurricane Gustav victims Lydia Osbourne and her friend Angel Cheramine sat down on a bench outside the Castine Center near Mandeville Wednesday afternoon and lit a victory cigarette.
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Gourmet Gala to proceed as planned on Sunday
The Gourmet Gala fundraiser, “Under the Tuscan Moon,” benefiting K-Bar-B Youth Ranch and Rainbow Child Care Center, will go on at the Northshore Harbor Center in Slidell Sunday as originally scheduled.
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Mandeville City Council making waves
As storms continue to pound Mandeville and the surrounding areas, the City Council is continuing its own relentless assault on several of the city’s tattered policies.
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Slidell Council increases meter tampering fines, explains new water bills
Slidell is in the process of installing 11,000 new water meters in the city, and in an effort to protect them, the City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday that increases the fines for people who tamper with the meters.
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Parish's state parks closed after Gustav
What took several months to construct, Gustav took several hours to demolish at Fontainebleau State Park.
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Fiscal, energy responsibility lauded at School Board meeting
Dr. John Swang, supervisor of administration for the St. Tammany Parish School System, presented the School Board with four awards given in recognition of the energy-saving measures adopted by the school system.
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Parish president: Entergy should leave St. Tammany
Parish President Kevin Davis on Thursday tongue-lashed Entergy’s recovery performance in the wake of Hurricane Gustav and would just “assume they not be in the parish,” he said.
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Gustav damages nearly 500 homes
Hurricane Gustav’s ripping winds and rains damaged at least 487 St. Tammany Parish homes — more than twice the original estimate, and the count continues to rise, Parish President Kevin Davis said.
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Lacombe man convicted of 5-year-old girl'��s rape
A 58-year-old Lacombe man was convicted Wednesday night of raping a 5-year-old girl.
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