PINE GROVE---On Wednesday afternoon, shortly after 12:45 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 16, near LA Hwy 449, in St. Helena Parish.

PONCHATOULA—Motorists traveling near the intersection of North Hoover Road and Sisters Road will experience delays starting the week of June 5, as crews begin staging materials and equipment to begin the next phase of the roundabout project at that location.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana a total of $11,789,777.00 to improve local airports across Louisiana from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

AMITE---Tangipahoa Parish Registrar of Voters Andi Matheu announces that her office has completed the redistricting process for the Tangipahoa Parish Council that was approved in December 2022 as well as the precinct mergers approved in April 2023. All changes were applied on Thursday, May 2…

Roseland, LA - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office reports the drowning death of 64-year-old Jimmy Chandler of Roseland.

This week, Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Gary Stanga announced a new program to secure property from identity theft and title theft.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that the City of Slidell will receive $4,332,704.00 in Flood Mitigation Assistance grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds will be used to elevate 22 substantially damaged properties. 

In a 3-1 margin the State House of Representatives defeated Representative Bill Wheat’s bill to delay the Lake Maurepas industrialization project Monday afternoon.The action came even after Dr. Wheat offered to cut the moratorium from 10 years to 5 years.

May is National Historic Preservation Month. The Hammond Downtown Development District (DDD) and The Hammond Historic District (HHD) have joined forces to celebrate Hammond’s rich history through the Railroad Park History Exhibit project.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism announced the launch of ExploreLouisiana.com – renaming the state’s primary travel website and social media channels with the goal of inspiring more travel across Louisiana.

A blood drive is scheduled this Monday, May 15, at the Livingston Parish Courthouse for a Denham Springs police officer who was shot in the line of duty on Thursday afternoon.

HAMMOND – Those attending Southeastern Louisiana University’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 13, should plan to arrive early due to baggage checks and heavier than usual traffic.

BATON ROUGE, LA - Yesterday, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Jim Carlson as Acting/Interim Chancellor of Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC), effective May 10, 2023.

FRANKLINTON---Early Tuesday morning (May 9, 2023), shortly after midnight, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a two-vehicle crash on LA 16 east near Sunlight Road in Washington Parish.

HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University will honor its spring 2023 graduates with two commencement ceremonies on May 13 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., university officials announced. Scheduled in the University Center, the 10 a.m. ceremony will honor graduates in the colleges of Business and Nur…

As of late Saturday, May 6, residents in the Village of Tangipahoa are being advised to boil their water due to a problem at the community well.

HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s economic impact across the region is more than $1 billion annually, according to a new study conducted by Lightcast, a company that provides colleges and universities with labor market data that help create better outcomes for students, businesse…

SPRINGFIELD---Sunday afternoon, shortly after 1 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a motorcycle crash on LA 42 at Pardue Road in Livingston Parish.

Around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home on Deer Lakes Trail (Independence address, located in Livingston Parish) for the possible drowning of two juveniles.

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held their annual statewide Disaster Response Exercise at locations across the state, April 17-23.

When someone discovered a skull fragment somewhere in or around Lake Pontchartrain in 1985, he or she turned it over to … well … honestly, nobody knows. Ultimately it was placed in the custody of the State Archaeologist, who submitted it to the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancem…

Deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatal ATV crash which occurred Tuesday (April 25) evening near Slidell.

Early this morning, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a two-vehicle crash on LA 42 near Red Oak Road in Livingston Parish.

Hammond, LA — On April 21, 2023, at approximately 6 p.m., the Hammond Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on I-12 Eastbound past the Range Road overpass.

On Tuesday, the University of Louisiana Search Committee narrowed the field of five semi-finalists down to two men who will vie to become the next President of Southeastern Louisiana University.

HAMMOND---Monday morning, shortly after 5 a.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a hit and run crash that occurred on LA Hwy 3234 (University Avenue) near Puma Drive in Tangipahoa Parish. The crash critically injured a pedestrian.

PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard will redesignate Camp Beauregard, its main training installation, as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville later this year.

PRAIRIEVILLE---Last night, shortly after 10 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 10 near LA Hwy 73 in Ascension Parish. The crash claimed the life of 25-year-old Evan Newman of Baton Rouge.

PONCHATOULA---The annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, which will take place this weekend, April 14th through April 16th, is expected to bring over 300,000 visitors to the downtown Ponchatoula area. This increased traffic volume quickly overloads the surrounding interstate system causing …

On Tuesday, the Southeastern Louisiana University Presidential Search Committee selected five semifinalists to interview for the school's top post.

HOLDEN---Early Friday morning, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 12 near LA 441 in Livingston Parish. The crash ultimately claimed the life of 25-year-old Maegan Breaux of Des Allemands.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH (April 4, 2023) - Over the past seven months, the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) alongside the Hammond Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau has arrested nine people in seven arson cases, two of which are connected and have elevated to a federal level.

St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston has positively identified the people found dead in a home near Slidell Saturday morning.

LIVINGSTON, La. -- Livingston Parish Public Schools announced late Wednesday evening that it is cancelling classes at Southside Junior High Thursday, March 30, due to a shortage of employees for that campus. This is the second school in the district to have classes cancelled due to employee …

LIVINGSTON, La. -- Livingston Parish Public Schools is cancelling classes at Denham Springs High School tomorrow because a large number of employees have declared they will be absent, and school leaders are unable to fill those vacancies with qualified personnel.

ST. AMANT---Early Tuesday morning, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a two-vehicle crash on LA 431 near Ruby Gonzales Lane in Ascension Parish. The crash ultimately claimed the life of 76-year-old Steven Delaune of St. Amant.

On Tuesday night, TPSS School Board gave final approval for the district to offer a one time $15,000 recruitment stipend for NEW teachers to Tangipahoa Parish School System.

CLINTON – Thursday morning, shortly after 8 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a single-vehicle crash on LA 10 west of LA 38 in East Feliciana Parish.

MANDEVILLE --- Chris Masingill, CEO of St. Tammany Corporation, is pleased to announce that applications for the Spring 2023 IDEAinstitute Northshore cohort are now open. From now until April 12th, STartUP Northshore and The Idea Village will be accepting applications for the 10-week acceler…

Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal reminds all parish citizens that crimes against children occur online just as they do in real life.

SLIDELL---This morning, shortly after 2:30 a.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a hit and run fatal crash on Interstate 10 near LA Hwy 433 in St. Tammany Parish. The crash claimed the life of 27-year-old Cordarrell Rudolph of Slidell.

PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top 18 Soldiers and Airmen from across the state competed in the 2023 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and Camp Villere in Slidell, March 7-10.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana and Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP – on behalf of their client Mr. Timothy Watkins – and the City of Hammond, Louisiana, today reached a settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by Tangipahoa Parish resident Timothy Watkins against the City…

SLIDELL---Wednesday night, shortly after 10 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 12 near Airport Road in St. Tammany Parish. The crash claimed the life of an unidentified pedestrian.

COVINGTON---On Tuesday morning, shortly after 6:30 a.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a two vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 12 near U.S. Hwy 190 in St. Tammany Parish. The crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Zuriel Pryor of Biloxi, Mississippi.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and a tornado that occurred Feb. 8, 2023, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to dec…