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Woman dies in head-on collision on interstate

For the third time in as many months a person who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 12, died in a fiery collision Wednesday night, according to the Louisiana State Police.
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Parish jail escapee pleads guilty to murder
One of the four prisoners that escaped the St. Tammany Jail in June pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder, and faces a mandatory life sentence in prison.
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10-year-old’s bomb threat brings police action
An alleged bomb threat written on a bathroom wall by a 10-year old Tchefuncte Middle School student got him in hot water with the Mandeville police Tuesday.
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Sheriff's Office looking for Pearl River man
The St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help is finding a Pearl River man who has been missing since June.
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Solution for Northshore coastline a little murky
Last Wednesday night, the League of Women Voters of St. Tammany held a meeting in the Parish Council Chambers that posed the question: Can the Northshore coast be saved? The answer? Well, no one is really sure at this point.
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Policy requires teachers to log electronic conversations
A new policy that would require faculty and staff members to log in electronic communication made with students, including telephone, e-mail, fax, or a social network has the approval of the St. Tammany Parish School Board.
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Public comment sought for brown pelican plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting public comment on the proposed monitoring plan for the brown pelican.
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Fort Pike celebrates 75 years of state parks
Residents from the Northshore and Orleans Parish gathered at the Fort Pike Historic Site Monday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Louisiana State Parks System.
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Cleco reminds hunters to keep clear
As hunters prepare for another hunting season, Cleco is asking them to not shoot at birds sitting on wires or to use electrical equipment for target practice.
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Mandeville P&Z term limits debated
Members of the Mandeville City Council appear to agree changes need to be made to the rules governing planning and zoning commissioners.
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Rev. Wellington leads new mission
program from Slidell for West Africa
For years now, the Rev. Eugene Wellington of Slidell has had one solution to the problems plaguing the war-torn regions of Africa: water.
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Annual Ozone Film Festival in Covington presents...
Ozone Film Festival will present a new independent film Friday and Saturday night starting at 6 p.m.
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Parade opens parish fair
Although there were probably not 76 trombones or 110 cornets in the Covington High School Lions’ band, there was enough spirit, enthusiasm and music to make the crowd squeal with delight Friday morning at the opening festivities and parade for the centennial of the St. Tammany Parish Fair at the Fairgrounds in Covington.
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Mandeville man takes home Emmy for cinematography on reality series
Folks in the creative field often find themselves making sacrifices, giving up family time, working odd hours and struggling to succeed as they pursue their artistic vision.
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Work begins on new Carr Drive bridge in Slidell
Residents of Carr Drive just off U.S. Highway 11 south of Slidell will find getting to and from their homes a bit of a challenge for the next six months, but it will be worth it, because they will be getting a brand new bridge.
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Schroder: Waste, budget problems plague La.
State Rep. John Schroder, member of the House Appropriations Committee, said that budgetary problems would continue to plague the state for the next few years.
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Davis submits slimmer budget to council
Citing a decrease in sales tax, and the continuing effect of the national recession, Parish President Kevin Davis submitted, what he called “a conservative budget” for 2010 to the Parish Council Thursday night.
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Davis: Parish may have to pay back $120 million
St. Tammany agencies may have to pay back $120 million in federal Community Development Loans unless FEMA changes its policy.
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Feeling the power of pink
The month of October generally calls to mind rich harvest colors, such as gold, pumpkin or scarlet. In recent years, another color has been popping up: pink.
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The cupboard is bare
In a warehouse usually stacked to the roof with filled boxes of food to be distributed, instead there are empty shelves and a stack of empty boxes on the warehouse floor.
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New look for FD1
The sea of pink shirts could be seen halfway down Third Street in Slidell Tuesday, as members of St. Tammany Fire District 1 unveiled some special new uniforms in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Aryan Brotherhood member arrested
A convicted felon, who is a member of the white supremacist prison gang, Aryan Brotherhood, and his girlfriend were arrested last week by Slidell police on various drug charges after a search of the man’s Robert Street home turned up ecstasy, methamphetamines, marijuana and painkillers.
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‘Black boxes’ installed at FD12
A new digital camera with a dual lens that records up to 12 seconds of a driving incident has been installed in each vehicle used by Fire District 12 near Covington, the first of its kind in the state.
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Louisiana first lady helps build Habitat home
Imagine never believing you would have your own home. Then your dream comes true through Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West.
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Julie Quinn: Federal legislators ‘keenly
aware’ of drywall problems in area
District 6 State Sen. Julie Quinn (R-Metairie) is feeling positive after her trip to the nation’s capital last week on behalf of homeowners affected by toxic Chinese drywall.
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