updated Mon. June 17, 2024
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WGNO
March 25, 2018
TANGIPAHOA PARISH — Hammond attorney Nicholas Muscarello, Jr., has been elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. Muscarello, a Republica, defeated David P. Vial, also a Republican, with 53 percent of the vote. The seat had been vacant after Chris Broadwater resigned in DecemberÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 23, 2018
Several local officials in Tangipahoa parish are supportive of the project already though. Robby Miller, the president of Tangipahoa Parish, testified in favor of the legislation at a Senate hearing Tuesday. Miller said all eight mayors in Tangipahoa Parish support the concept of a local casino referendumÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
March 22, 2018
A proposed casino project in Tangipahoa Parish passed an early hurdle in the state legislature Tuesday as the Senate Judiciary B committee voted favorably on a bill that would allow a casino on the Tangipahoa River at Robert. But the project is a long way from a sure bet. Opinion on the casino project isÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 21, 2018
The Senate Judiciary B Committee voted 2-1 in favor of Senate Bill 417 which calls for a local voter referendum in Tangipahoa Parish on the presence of a casino. The full Senate will now take up the legislation, though a date for the vote hasn't been set yet. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board and theÃâà...
Amite Tangy Digest
March 14, 2018
Tangipahoa Parish voters will go to the polls on Saturday, March 24 to make an important decision for the Tangipahoa Parish Library. Voters will have the option to renew the existing 10 year - 3.0 mil tax that is responsible for over half of the library's total operating budget and funds the day-to-dayÃâà...
The Advocate
March 14, 2018
Rachel Carson — Women's History Hall of Fame Series: 4:30 p.m., Amite Branch Library. A presentation and discussion on the marine biologist, conservationist and author Rachel Carson. Pageturners: 5:30 p.m., Hammond Branch Library.
Amite Tangy Digest
March 14, 2018
Tangipahoa Parish voters will go to the polls on Saturday, March 24 to make an important decision for the Tangipahoa Parish Library. Voters will have the option to renew the existing 10 year - 3.0 mil tax that is responsible for over half of the library's total operating budget and funds the day to dayÃâà...
The Advocate
March 9, 2018
A long-dreamed of bike path in Manchac has gotten a boost from a recent federal grant. Tangipahoa Parish is directing $71,000 from its BP oil spill settlement dollars to study the feasibility of a Greenway trail that would run along U.S. 51 from Ponchatoula to LaPlace. The study will focus on a nine-mileÃâà...
The Advocate
March 7, 2018
A man police described as a domestic extremist who was training others in his anti-government ideology was arrested over the weekend in Tangipahoa Parish. Phillip Guidry, a convicted felon, was detained on a warrant out of Missouri by Ponchatoula police who learned during their investigation that heÃâà...
WBRZ
March 6, 2018
ROBERT - Authorities say a pair of thieves have been arrested after they stole truckloads of building materials and other items from a Tangipahoa Parish subdivision. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, a five-month investigation into a series of thefts in a Robert subdivision led them to theÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
March 3, 2018
A transgender woman who said she was beaten and raped in a Louisiana jail has reached a settlement with the sheriff's office she sued last year. An order dismissing the woman's suit against Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards and members of his staff was filed Thursday. Advertisement.
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
Harriet Tubman — Women's History Hall of Fame Series: 4:30 p.m., Amite Branch Library. Presentation and discussion on the underground railroad organizer, activist and spy. Pageturners: 5:30 p.m., Hammond Branch Library. FRIDAY. Loopy Loopers: 9 a.m., Amite Branch Library. Computer ClassÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
March 1, 2018
Teachers became the students Wednesday at Oak Forest Academy in Amite. The students went home midday so that Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office instructors could give staffers "active shooter training." The lessons hit home. Advertisement. Deputy Sgt. Jacob Schwebel, of the Sheriff's Office,Ãâà...
The Advocate
February 22, 2018
Forty-nine percent of Tangipahoa Parish voters recently surveyed approve of a proposed casino resort project south of Interstate 12 on the Tangipahoa River at the Robert exit, compared to 31 percent who disapprove. One in five respondents were undecided in a survey of 530 randomly selectedÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
February 21, 2018
On Monday, officials with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office identified three people suspected of separate roles in spreading threats to area schools. Troy Weber, 18, was arrested Monday on suspicion of verbally threatening to shoot his classmates and faculty members at Amite High School, officials atÃâà...
The Advocate
February 20, 2018
More than 200 people packed the Tangipahoa Parish School Board meeting Tuesday night after a school board member posted a photo of a noose on his Facebook page. Several people at the meeting called for Mike Whitlow's resignation. Whitlow apologized for the posting, which he has deleted from hisÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 19, 2018
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested an 18-year-old student in connection with a school threat the law enforcement agency deemed "credible.'' That arrest came as deputies investigated another threat on social media Sunday night and Monday morning, the Sheriff's Office said. In a newsÃâà...
The Advocate
February 19, 2018
Law enforcement officials investigated threats Monday at one school in Ascension Parish and two in Tangipahoa Parish, including one in which an Amite High School student threatened to shoot students and teachers. The 18-year-old student at Amite High School threatened to shoot students and faculty atÃâà...
WGNO
February 19, 2018
UPDATE: Arrests have been made in connection with the alleged social media threats that caused fear and panic in Tangipahoa Parish today. As a result of the online threats, one 17-year-old female was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The minor child has beenÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 3, 2018
Los Angeles-based company, Peninsula Pacific, is considering Tangipahoa Parish to be the home of their newest casino resort in Louisiana, the Hammond Daily Star reported. According to the Daily Star, the company has two options: close their existing casino in Bossier City and build a new resort alongÃâà...
The Advocate
February 2, 2018
In a surprise move, rural Tangipahoa Parish — just west of St. Tammany Parish — is being eyed for a potential riverboat casino. The owners of the DiamondJacks riverboat casino in Bossier City announced Friday that they are considering whether to upgrade their facility there or move it to the TangipahoaÃâà...
WAFB.com
December 31, 1999
Parish President Robby Miller says the Hazard Mitigation Grant Project (HMGP) is designed to pay for the elevation of ten previously flooded buildings in the parish. Under the terms of the grant, those structures will be raised above the FEMA designated flood base elevation. The total cost for the project isÃâà...
www.brproud.com
December 31, 1999
(LOCAL 33) (FOX 44) - Tangipahoa Parish said that the following streets will be closed later this month for construction work. Tangipahoa Parish President ... Cooper Road in the Robert area. According to Vicki Travis, of Tangipahoa Parish, "all street closures will be posted during the day of construction.".
