updated Mon. February 26, 2024
-
The Advocate
April 27, 2018
I played a lot of baseball back in my day, as did most kids growing up in the 1970s and '80s in St. Tammany Parish. That was long before soccer was a big deal locally or anyone around here even knew what lacrosse was. Floyd Fogg was one of my earliest coaches and a longtime family friend to boot.
The Advocate
April 27, 2018
St. Tammany Parish public school system officials will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. May 9 at the Lakeshore High School library to discuss proposed changes to the School System Pupil Progression Plan. Community members will have an opportunity to give input on the proposed changes. The plan establishesÃâà...
NOLA.com
April 27, 2018
Sixteen people have been indicted in connection with a counterfeit check-cashing operation headed by a Slidell rapper and dubbed the "BME Mafia," St. Tammany Parish authorities announced Friday (April 27) during a news conference in Covington. Dozens of additional suspects are being sought in theÃâà...
WGNO
April 26, 2018
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — I-12 East is shut down near Highway 190 after an 18-wheeler overturned. According to St. Tammany Fire Protection District #12, several agencies are working the crash. I-12 was completely blocked as of 2 p.m. Authorities say it will remain closed for at least one or two moreÃâà...
New Orleans CityBusiness (blog)
April 25, 2018
The three highest-priced home sales in East St. Tammany Parish last month ranged from $500,000 to $671,000. Subscribe; Login. Email Address: Password: Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, click here. Forgot yourÃâà...
New Orleans CityBusiness (blog)
April 25, 2018
The three highest-priced home sales in West St. Tammany Parish last month ranged from $1.2 million to $1.4 million. Subscribe; Login. Email Address: Password: Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, click here. Forgot yourÃâà...
NOLA.com
April 25, 2018
North Shore residents wanting to rid their medicine cabinets of old narcotics can bring them to several locations in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday (April 28), part of a national drug-collection event. Several law enforcement agencies are participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's NationalÃâà...
The Advocate
April 24, 2018
Mark Finn: 48, 71330 Finn Road, Abita Springs, DWI fourth/subsequent offense, possession of schedule II CDS. Jeffery Garmon: 20, 435 Endfinger, Talladega, Florida, theft between $5,000 and $25,000. Nicole Griffiths: 37, 264 East Lake Drive, Slidell, fugitive, filing false stolen vehicle report, maintaining aÃâà...
WGNO
April 14, 2018
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a Washington Parish man who is wanted for questioning in reference to numerous burglaries and is now believed to be on the run in a stolen vehicle. John Busby, 35, of Franklinton, is a person of interest in several burglariesÃâà...
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
April 12, 2018
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has expanded its public affairs team. Captain Scott Lee has been added as a public information officer to the public affairs team. Captain Lee previously served as a Lieutenant within the STPSO's Operations Division, according to a release issued by the department.
The Advocate
April 5, 2018
A process server who worked for the civil division of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office was arrested Thursday by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations Cyber Crime Unit on allegations of internet crimes against children, according to a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office. Brett Bahm, who had workedÃâà...
WGNO
April 5, 2018
COVINGTON – A process server for the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has been arrested and charged with indecent behavior with children, child pornography, and solicitation of a minor on the internet. Brett Bahm, who has worked for the Civil Division of the STPSO since 1998, was booked into the St.
NOLA.com
April 2, 2018
St. Tammany Parish has roughly 22,500 more people living there than it did eight years ago. And people continue to move into the parish. That latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates show St. Tammany's population was up 1.4 percent in July 2017 compared with the year prior. Last year was the seventhÃâà...
The Advocate
March 30, 2018
March 19. Shane Bossier: 37, 39570 Walnut Drive, Pearl River, expired license plate, driving under suspension, possession with intent to distribute Schedule II CDS. Jamie Encardes: 43, 73196 Hillcrest Blvd., Abita Springs, fugitive, simple battery. Story Continued Below. Frank Cavallino: 36, 2011 BayouÃâà...
WGNO
March 29, 2018
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Deputies from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint this weekend at an undisclosed location in St. Tammany Parish. The checkpoint is part of the ongoing, proactive “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to combat impaired driving.
The Advocate
March 2, 2018
That's why former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputy Ricky Steinert shouldn't get a pass for falsifying an arrest report for a suspect charged with DWI. Steinert resigned from the sheriff's office last year after revelations that he described a DWI suspect as flunking a sobriety test although smartphoneÃâà...
The Advocate
March 2, 2018
The proposed renewal would leave some jail costs unfunded, BGR said, and based on projections from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the jail will need additional funding to offset future deficits and make necessary capital investments in jail facilities. Each of the taxes are expected to generate $9.5Ãâà...
The Advocate
March 2, 2018
Clifton Labruzza: 49, 38878 Brown's Village, Slidell, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession of Schedule II CDS. Brandi Lane: 36, 34437 Edgar Kennedy Road, Pearl River, possession of Schedule II CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia. Taylor Williamson: 22, 37156 Buck ProvostÃâà...
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is considering taxing short-term residential rentals, Maj. Shawn McManus, director of the sheriff's tax division, told the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission at its Feb. 27 meeting. McManus said that at any given time, between 100 and 200Ãâà...
NOLA.com
March 1, 2018
The Sheriff's Office financial crimes unit began investigating the scam in September after a St. Tammany Parish resident reported being a victim. Detectives determined the car parts were being posted on Craigslist in multiple cities, but the scam was originating from a computer located in West Virginia, theÃâà...
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
A 25-year-old Folsom man was arrested Wednesday in the beating death of his 7-month-son, whom he admitted injuring because the baby's crying angered him, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. Corey Nauck brought his son Carter to a local hospital Monday with no explanation of hisÃâà...
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
The fourth St. Tammany Parish public school student this week was arrested Wednesday for terrorizing after posting a photo of himself and a friend with numerous firearms and knives on SnapChat, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The 13-year-old boy was a student at Slidell Junior HighÃâà...
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
TODDLING TIME: Parents and their children, 16 months to 2Ãâý years, will play and learn together through music and movement, arts and crafts, and story time from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Parenting Center, 1505 N. Florida St., Suite B, Covington.
The Advocate
March 1, 2018
A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputy was fired just over a year ago for stealing a department Taser and selling it for $500 — a transaction that came to light when another St. Tammany deputy bought the stun gun from a third party and a routine serial number check showed that it belonged to theÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 28, 2018
Last week, the St. Tammany Parish school district posted a note on its website outlining several of the district's student and employee safety policies. "If you or your child sees something unusual or has a concern, you should always let someone at the school know,'' the district said, adding that parents andÃâà...
The Advocate
February 28, 2018
He was known as a go-getter in the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, an aggressive cop who made a lot of arrests, especially for DWI cases. He was named deputy of the year in 2016 in part because of his work getting drunks off the streets. But Ricky Steinert resigned from the Sheriff's Office last yearÃâà...
The Advocate
February 27, 2018
Seven people, including a Covington schoolteacher, have been arrested after a lengthy investigation into an alleged Lacombe drug dealer, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday. Among those taken into custody was Melissa Pattison, 51, a Lyon Elementary School teacher who was in herÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
February 21, 2018
At least $1.5 million worth of heroin traveling into St. Tammany Parish was recently seized, making it the largest bust of its kind in parish history, officials said. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office investigators said the bust happened Saturday afternoon when highway enforcement unit officers stopped twoÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 21, 2018
Let's start at the beginning and the naming of St. Tammany Parish itself. The big question: Was there really a St. Tammany? The answer: Yes, there was. But not the kind of saint you're probably thinking of. While other Louisiana parishes that are named after saints -- think St. Bernard, St. James, St. John theÃâà...
WGNO
February 19, 2018
PEARL RIVER, La. — Authorities in St. Tammany Parish are looking for two people who were last seen Thursday (Feb. 15) leaving their home on Joe Moore Road in Pearl River. According to the sheriff's office, Raegan Elizabeth Day, 20, and Dustin R. Hartline, 28, were supposed to be going to a familyÃâà...
WGNO
December 31, 1999
COVINGTON, LA -- The price was definitely right for volunteers at Saint Tammany Parish Hospital. Friday afternoon, April 20, the hospital and its volunteer organizing group hosted an awards party for all the people who donate their time and energy to the hospital. The party's theme was The Price is Right.
The Advocate
December 31, 1999
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said Tuesday it is testing a new crime reporting app that, if successful, could reduce response times on the north shore. Sheriff Randy Smith said the mobile application, called App Task Force, is free for residents to download to their smartphones. With the touch of aÃâà...
NOLA.com
December 31, 1999
With seasonably cool weather settling in over St. Tammany Parish, a number of springtime events and festivals are on tap this weekend. While that means event organizers will have to compete for the attention of locals, it also means those looking for something to do will have a range of options from whichÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
December 31, 1999
A longtime St. Tammany Parish elementary school teacher was one of seven people arrested in a narcotics task force investigation that concluded Friday. Melissa Pattison, 51, was taken into custody at Lyon Elementary School in Covington, where she was a teacher, and booked into the St. TammanyÃâà...
The Advocate
December 31, 1999
William Perry: 28, 78386 La. 25, Folsom, distribute or possession with intent to distribute Schedule I CDS, possession of drug paraphernalia. Zachary Carrol: 18, 1402 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, impersonating an officer, reckless operations of a motor vehicle, no red or green lights on front of vehicle,Ãâà...
|
news and opinion
|
