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Homeless man on trial for Covington murder
A transient homeless man is on trial this week for the murder of a Covington artist.
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Man gets life in Slidell Wal Mart theft case
A Baton Rouge man was sentenced to life and his co-defendant got 40 years after the two men attempted to steal digital cameras from the Slidell Walmart on Natchez Drive.
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New bridge span, highway widening
An additional span at the end of U.S. Highway 190 in Covington would parallel the current bridge and help alleviate traffic congestion to Collins Boulevard, and the U. S. 190 bypass.
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Abita Springs to start road improvements
Abita Springs is getting ready to kick off a major street improvement project.
More of this storySlidell DWI
More of this storyThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests Jan. 22- 25:
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St. Tammany has lowest unemployment rate in state
With an unemployment rate of only 4.9 percent, St. Tammany Parish has the lowest unemployment rate in the state, according to the report on preliminary figures for December 2009.
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Abita Springs mayor was in that number
When the New Orleans Saints made history and won the NFC Championship Sunday night, Louis Fitzmorris, Abita Springs mayor and dedicated Saints fan, was in that number.
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Planning to dress for a black and gold Super Bowl
Sunday night, right after the Saints beat the Vikings for the NFC championship, there was a line outside Academy Sports on Airport Drive in Slidell that stretched all the way to the Target store at the end of the mall.
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Shoppers flocked
to Covington store
to look for Saints shirts
“If the Saints win the Super Bowl do I have to go to school?” Alex McDougal asked as he peered around a rack of NFC Champions T-shirts at the Black and Gold Sports Shop in Covington.
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Covington man arrested for possession of child pornography
Erik Sanzenbach
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St. Tammany News
Price's perjury hearing delayed
After having less than two days to review the documents provided by the State Attorney General’s Office, Ralph Whalen, attorney for former Mandeville mayor Eddie Price, requested the status hearing on the former mayor’s state perjury arrest scheduled for Wednesday morning be delayed.
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Mandeville man pleads guilty to child porno charg
Richard Higgins, 65, of Mandeville pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to a charge of receipt of child pornography, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
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Perseus Bal Masque unveils new king and queen
Saturday evening, the Slidell Municipal Auditorium was filled with royalty, pomp and good times as the Mystic Krewe of Perseus staged their 40th Bal Masque.
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Pearl River Parade this Sunday
The Pearl River Lions Club will hold its annual parade Sunday at 1:15 p.m.
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Krewe of Bilge takes to the waters tomorrow
The members of the Krewe of Bilge will parade their boat floats tomorrow starting at noon, and sail their way through the canals of Eden Isles.
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Two candidates vie for District B seat in Slidell
The race for the District B council seat looks like it will be a two-man race.
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Debra Baudin of Slidell didn’t think it could get any better when the Saints won the NFC Championship game last week, but things just got better.
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Crowe hopes to deflate national healthcare bill
Even though the healthcare reform bill appears to be dormant or dead in the U.S. Congress, Sen. A.G. Crowe is submitting a bill to the Legislature that he hopes will stop Congress from going any further on healthcare reform.
More of this storyAlthough the census mailings have not gone out, preparations are already under way for the important count that determines everything from legislative apportionment to federal funding.
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Slidell police looking for cigarette theives
There are three burglars in the Slidell area that don’t realize smoking is bad for their health.
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Mandeville trims down own audit committee
The Mandeville City Council voted Thursday night to reduce the number of citizens serving on the city’s audit committee.
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Legislative auditor looking at jail funding
Representatives from the state Legislative Auditor’s Office are in St. Tammany Parish this week, looking into how the St. Tammany Parish Jail is being funding.
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Clerk of Court recognizes employees
St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court Malise Prieto announced the employees of the month for the fourth quarter of 2009, Penny Bible, Lisa Manda and Gretchen Cowart who were nominated by customers, coworkers and managers and then selected for displaying attributes such as providing excellent customer service, being a team player, sharing the clerk’s vision, leadership skills, sharing knowledge and mentoring coworkers, while displaying a number of other positive qualities.
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