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October 2008
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Recently by Mike Sanders(NEW ORLEANS)---A New Orleans federal grand jury has indicted a Mandeville couple on drug and gun charges, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten reports that 22-year-old Joseph Otero and 40-year-old Sandy Zara have been charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. He adds that Otero has also been charged with possession of two assault weapons in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offe...
(BATON ROUGE)---Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says that farmers in all 64 of Louisiana's parishes are now eligible for disaster assistance due to losses sustained during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. On the Northshore, all five parishes are in the declaration, but not all were part of the "primary disaster" area portion. Dr. Strain says that farmers in Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes are part of the 5... (SLIDELL)---Slidell city officials say that the new FEMA flood maps that will help determine the cost of flood insurance are now ready for review. They add that more than 1,500 addresses in 49 residential and commercial subdivisions in Slidell may end up in federally-designated flood zones, which could lead to them paying higher flood insurance rates. Slidell officials say that the largest areas to be impacted by the maps are...
(BATON ROUGE)---State environmental officials are advising those who live along Bayous Lacombe, Big Branch, and Cypress near Lacombe to be aware of and not tamper with monitoring equipment to be placed along the waterways from Monday, October 6, to Friday, October 10. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said that the monitoring gear is part of a water sampling survey along the three bayous. The officials indicated that...
(NORTHSHORE)---State officials have released the final totals for the disaster food stamp program after both Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, with the numbers showing that Northshore residents received more than $25.6 million in assistance. The report indicates that in St. Tammany Parish, 24,242 households received slightly more than $9 million, with 2,235 applications denied. In Tangipahoa Parish, 22,069 families received more than $7.3 mi... (SLIDELL)---The long-awaited Fremaux interchange along U. S. 190 Business and I-10 in Slidell is now officially open, according to state highway officials. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies took place during the mid-morning hours on Monday, October 6. On hand to celebrate the completion of the $21.5 million project were Department of Transportation and Development Legislative Liaison Roy Quezaire, state Sen. A. G. Crowe, Slidell Mayor Ben... (FRANKLINTON)---A national foundation is joining with the Franklinton Police Department in an effort to find the killer(s) involved in two separate violent incidents earlier this year that left four victims dead, according to the Franklinton Police Department. Officials say that the Carole/Sund/Carrington Foundation is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) involved in the murd... (SLIDELL)---A Slidell man is dead and another Slidell man has been arrested in connection with a pickup truck/motorcycle accident along Gause Blvd., according to the Slidell Police Department. Slidell Police Capt. Kevin Foltz reports that 70-year-old William D. Gunnels has been charged with negligent homicide and failure to yield in connection with the death of 47-year-old Weston J. Burnside, Jr. The accident occurred shortly a... (COVINGTON)---St. Tammany Parish officials say that all storm debris must be ready for pickup no later than Monday morning, October 13. They add that the guidelines remain the same. Green debris and construction debris must be separated. All debris must be brought to the side of the street. The officials remind residents that contractors are only allowed to remove storm debris and cannot go on private property to remove the... (NEW ORLEANS)---Two Northshore residents pled guilty and a third was sentenced in connection with federal charges that they defrauded the American Red Cross after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita back in 2005, according to U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. Letten says that 41-year-old Tammy King Watts of Hammond and 27-year-old Yanata Brown of Loranger admitted in federal court that they submitted fraudulent applications for financial assistance t... |
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