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An old-fashioned celebration
With his eyes closed, one hand over his heart and another clutching a miniature American flag, Phil Hoz seemed deep in trance Saturday when the U.S. Navy Band belted out “Proud to be an American” at a July 4 celebration.
More of this storyLocal legislators vowed this week to plow forward with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s agenda despite the governor’s backpedaling on promise not to veto a controversial 120 percent legislative pay raise.
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Causeway Police Chief Loicano resigns
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Police Chief Felix Loicano resigned Tuesday after a special investigative panel found the eight-year chief might have authorized special treatment for Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price during a controversial traffic stop stop in April.
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Fireworks safety stressed for holiday
The tradition of using fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July is as old as the United States, and it is fun to watch fireworks explode on a starry night. But St. Tammany authorities urge residents to forgo using fireworks themselves and go watch a professional display.
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Slidell man accused of raping 14-year-old girl
A Slidell man is in the St. Tammany Parish Jail facing three charges of simple rape of a 14-year-old girl.
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Volunteers transform land into miniature Choctaw village
Despite some minor challenges presented by Mother Nature in the form of rainfall, and thanks to hundreds of volunteers, the Abita Springs Playground sprouted into pretty much full bloom over the course of just last week. Maybe the rain did some good.
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Slidell man faces cocaine distribution charges
A confidential tip to Slidell police led to a man’s arrest Friday night on drug and firearms charges.
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Oiler abruptly resigns as parish'€™s chief administrative officer
A week or two before St. Tammany Parish Chief Administrative Officer Bill Oiler offered his abrupt resignation effective Monday, another high-ranking administrator also left her post.
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Collision ties up Monday morning traffic on La. 21
Travelers on Louisiana Highway 21 were delayed Monday morning, some for over an hour, by a wreck that required Covington fire rescue units to free the upside-down driver still wearing her seat belt.
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Slidell man indicted in child porn case
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted a 32-year-old Slidell man for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said.
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Police arrest man sought on 2006 charge
A traffic stop by Slidell police Saturday resulted in the arrest of a Slidell man on a two-year- old warrant for attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery.
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New indecent exposure charge filed
A California man already in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on a charge of molesting a 7-year-old Slidell girl faces a new charge of indecent behavior with a juvenile after the first victim accused him of molesting her 8-year-old friend.
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NHS cheerleaders bag groceries, raise funds to aid their friend
Bright yellow ribbons were everywhere Saturday at Rouse’s Supermarket in Slidell as the Northshore High School cheerleading squad turned out on a fundraising mission.
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Mandeville PD looking for robber
The Mandeville Police Department is searching for a white male who allegedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Sonic Drive-In at 4610 Louisiana Highway 22 during closing time Monday morning.
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Cumbow keeping up with Slidell festivities
Slidell travel agent Eleanor Cumbow was happily waving a piece of paper, a printout of an e-mail message.
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Oiler returns to work with the parish
Less than a week after he tendered his resignation to St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis, Chief Administrative Office Bill Oiler is back on the job.
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Car burglary duo arrested by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff'€™s Office
Taylor Walker, 28, 71259 Shady Lake Dr., Covington and Brittney Calabresi, 20, 72067 Cypress St., Abita Springs were booked Monday into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on one count of simple burglary, five counts of illegal possession of stolen things and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Lacombe man dies in one-vehicle crash
Nicholas R. Gerard, 29, Lacombe, was killed at 11:49 a.m. Wednesday when he apparently lost control of his 1976 Jeep driving westbound on Louisiana Highway 36.
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Mississippi couple arrested for identity theft and forgery
Surveillance videos from two local stores led to the arrest of a Mississippi married couple June 27 by Slidell police on 74 charges that included theft, forgery, identity theft and monetary instrument abuse.
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Mandeville Police now have a video and several still photos of the alleged suspect who robbed a Sonic Drive-in Monday morning.
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St. Tammany Humane Society gets new leadership
The St. Tammany Humane Society has revamped its front office, hiring a new director, board member and ad agency as it looks toward acquiring a new facility and branding its name.
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America's Most Wanted fugitive captured in Slidell
You can run, but you can’t hide. That’s what Daniel Medina, 28, 463 Yaupon St. Slidell discovered Tuesday afternoon when Slidell police arrested him for a 2006 triple shooting in Crestview, Fla.
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Slidell Heritage Festival celebrates the Fourth of July
Slidell will be the center of Fourth of July activities today as the 11th annual Slidell Heritage Festival gets under way at 3 p.m.
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The Bogue Falaya River in Covington is part scenic river, part navigable waterway. The confusion about how much of the river can be dredged, or should be dredged, has been answered by Kay Morse, a lifelong Covington resident who presented an e-mail from the Corps of Engineers to the Covington City Council recently.
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“When in the course of human events it becomes necessary”...to try the counterparts of St. Tammany Parish regarding their knowledge of the birth of the U.S.
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