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Mike Sanders: May 2008 Archives
(PARISHWIDE)---Temporary signs and banners placed along St. Tammany Parish roadways will be the target of code enforcement officers beginning Monday, June 2, according to St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis. Davis says that the so-called "sign sweep" will be a part of the overall effort to reduce litter, thereby helping to maintain the beauty of St. Tammany. He says the first area for the code enforcement officers to inspect will... (SPRINGFIELD)---The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reports that the investigation is continuing into the cause of an early morning mobile home fire in Springfield that took the lives of a man and a woman. Livingston Sheriff Willie Graves says that a preliminary report from the Livingston Parish Coroner's Office indicates that 67-year-old Leroy Breeland of Springfield and 49-year-old Karen L. Newman of Hammond apparently died of smo... (COVINGTON)---Covington Police report that a Madinsonville man and a juvenile have been arrested on armed robbery charges after allegedly brandishing a handgun at victims riding in a car along a street in Covington. Covington Police Lt. Jack West says that 18-year-old Tavaris Miguel Pam of Madisonville was charged with armed robbery, simple battery, and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. He adds that a 16-year-old male ju... (HAMMOND)---Louisiana State Police troopers and deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office will be manning a special sobriety checkpoint in Tangipahoa Parish on Saturday, May 31. Troop L TFC Louis Calato reports that the checkpoint, set to begin at 10 p.m., is an effort to locate impaired drivers and get them safely off of the streets. The location of the DWI roadblock has not been announced.
(COVINGTON)---Covington Police say that a 17-year-old man, recently arrested as part of a drug roundup, has been arrested, again, for his alleged role in the armed robbery of a Covington woman. Covington Police Lt. Jack West reports that 17-year-old Damon Joseph Jerry of Covington has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, May...
(SLIDELL)---Slidell Police report that quick thinking on the part of the victim and quicker reaction on the part of store employees led to the arrest of a Slidell man in connection with a purse snatching case.
(MANDEVILLE)---Mandeville Police report that four people have been arrested and the search is continuing for a fifth suspect in connection with two attacks that occurred along the Mandeville lakefront in April. (AMITE)---The Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney's Office reports that a Biloxi man has pleaded guilty to an obscenity charge in the Hammond area following a similar conviction in St. Tammany Parish. (SLIDELL)---Commuters driving near the intersection of Gause Blvd. and Front Street may face delays today, Thursday, May 29, as the railroad crossing there will be closed for repairs until completion, according to the Slidell Police Department. (SLIDELL)---A timely call on the part of an alert citizen led Slidell police to arrest two men on burglary charges after apparently finding both suspects near a vehicle, with one allegedly reaching inside the vehicle, according to the Slidell Police Department.
(MAUREPAS)---A Hammond man who allegedly shot a Kentucky man three times after an incident near Maurepas has turned himself in to detectives this afternoon, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office.
(ABITA SPRINGS)---In an effort to help improve the natural habitat of wildlife and various species of trees and plant growth, officials with the Nature Conservancy in St. Tammany Parish are planning to burn some 40 acres of shrubs and thickets near Abita Springs today, Wednesday, May 28.
(PONCHATOULA)---The driver of a pickup truck is dead, and a passenger inside his vehicle remains in serious condition, after Ponchatoula Police apparently tried to stop the truck and the driver allegedly sped away at what officers maintain as a "high rate of speed", according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.
(LORANGER)---For the second time this month, Tangipahoa Parish deputies say they have arrested suspects allegedly involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine, this time in the Loranger area.
(COVINGTON)---A 16-year veteran of system engineering at NASA's Stennis Space Center is the newest member of the St. Tammany Parish Commission on Zoning and Planning, according to parish President Kevin Davis.
(HOLDEN)---The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reports that a man and a woman have been arrested for allegedly smoking marijuana with 10 children nearby.
(SLIDELL)---Four more charges have been filed against the elementary school custodian in Slidell who earlier this year originally faced nine charges in a case where he allegedly raped some students at the school, according to the Slidell Police Department. (LIVINGSTON)---For the second time in a week, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office has uncovered a clandestine methamphetamine lab and arrested two suspects from the town of Livingston. (BOGALUSA)---The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a Bogalusa man on a Jefferson Parish murder charge even as a special fraud unit was investigating the suspect on an allegation that he was involved in disability fraud. (SLIDELL)---Slidell Police are searching for a male suspect who robbed a pharmacist and pharmacy employee at gunpoint, escaping with money and narcotics.
(COVINGTON)---St. Tammany Parish government officials are urging residents to call the Planning and Permit Departments before buying any FEMA mobile homes and park model travel trailers. (SLIDELL)---A Slidell man, who allegedly worked as a public adjuster without a license, has been ordered to "cease and desist" operations until a hearing can be convened, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance.
(COVINGTON)---St. Tammany Parish government leaders say that the recent raising of the parish's bond rating on Wall Street points to a healthy local economy poised for what they describe as "a strong financial position" in the future. (ALBANY)---The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reports that two Hammond men have been arrested and charged in connection with the armed robbery of a store in the Albany area. (COVINGTON)---A mid-morning fire along U. S. 190 in Covington resulted in serious damage to a mechanic shop, big problems for firefighters battling the blaze and a headache for commuters trying to make their way through the area. (ALBANY)---For the third time in slightly more than a year, an Albany man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged methamphetamine lab, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. Also facing a similar charge is an Albany woman, who Sheriff's Office officials say has now been arrested on similar charges twice in a little more than a year. (INDEPENDENCE)---State Police report that one Hammond man is dead and another injured in an accident in Tangipahoa Parish, where an 18-wheeler apparently slammed into the rear of a car along I-55 and forced the vehicle to spin around and slide into the median.
(COVINGTON/MANDEVILLE)---The Louisiana Special Olympics Torch is making its way across the state with various groups carrying the flame with honor and tradition. It was much the same when the torch made its way through Covington and nearby Mandeville on May 20.
(INDEPENDENCE)---A 28-year health care veteran has been named the chief executive officer of the Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence, according to officials with the LSU Health Care Services Division.
(TICKFAW)---Floodwaters that led to the closing of the Tickfaw State Park last Thursday are receding, allowing state officials to set target dates for the reopening of the tourist destination. (COVINGTON)---After nearly three months of preparation, it took only a few hours for Covington and state law enforcement officials to roundup 14 suspects in an early-morning drug roundup recently in the Covington area. Customers, and in some cases non-customers, of a local bank are being warned of a possible text-messaging scam on the Northshore, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The effort to demolish abandoned houses is moving forward in St. Tammany Parish, but government officials indicate that the program will take a little more time as they work through the legal process.
(SLIDELL)---Deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a former Slidell Police officer after a lengthy investigation that also led to the arrest of his mother and ex-wife. (AREAWIDE)---The National Weather Service will have the final say as to whether it was a tornado, but exceptionally strong thunderstorms and high winds raked a section of the Northshore, causing damage from Tangipahoa Parish and St. Tammany Parish into Washington Parish, early Thursday, May 15. A Slidell man is wanted on attempted murder charges after he allegedly shot his girlfriend's father a short time after the pair got into an argument.
Deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a Baker man after he allegedly ran naked toward a school bus full of elementary school students near Satsuma.
A Loranger man has been arrested and charged in connection with a counterfeiting case where fake currency was allegedly being passed throughout Tangipahoa Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials report that a Robert man died as a result of injuries he received in a two-boat accident in Tangipahoa Parish. A two-vehicle accident in Tangipahoa Parish has left a Ponchatoula woman dead, according to troopers with Louisiana State Police. A southeast Louisiana man, wanted in Slidell on a burglary charge and in other south Louisiana areas on similar charges, has been arrested in Orlando, Florida by the U. S. Marshals Service
The development of a new, 25,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in St. Tammany Parish could bring more new jobs to the area over the next few years, according to the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation. A Slidell man has been arrested and charged in connection with a case where he allegedly was growing marijuana plants on his backyard porch. For the third time in a year, a Ponchatoula man has been arrested in connection with a methamphetamine manufacturing case.
Great food, entertainment, and family fun are only a part of the excitement building around the 2008 Lacombe Crab Fest, set for the weekend of Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29.
Volunteers from correctional facilities nationwide are in the Bogalusa area this week to help construct a state-of-the-art playground near the B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center.
Northshore residents will have the opportunity to learn more about Louisiana's most valuable resource and first-line of defense during hurricane season on Saturday, May 31, when the Audubon Institute's "Wetlands Express" visits Fairview-Riverside State Park. Fairview-Riverside is located one-mile east of Madisonville along La. 22. Northshore residents will have five chances to see an old favorite live and on-stage, courtesy the Hammond community theater. Back On Stage will be performing "Steel Magnolias" by Robert Harling, directed by Maya Levy, on Friday, May 23, Saturday, May 24, Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, at 8 p.m. There will be a Sunday matinee on May 25 at 3 p.m. All performances will be held at The Wesley Foundation, 307 West Dakota, on... St. Tammany Parish business owners will have the chance to learn more about tax incentives, tax credits, and overall economic development incentives at a special Business Assistance Forum to be held Wednesday, May 21. Sponsored by the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation, the free event is open to the public and will run from 2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Slidell Memorial Hospital Founders Building. Elderly citizens in St. Tammany Parish, as well as those who care for them, will have an opportunity to learn more about the growing issue of elderly abuse at a special day-long seminar, set for Monday, June 16, at the Castine Center near Mandeville. Some of the topics to be covered in the seminar, which begins at 8 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m., will include the legal and ethical issues of elderly abuse, vulnerabilities of the elderly,... |
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Mandeville Police Capt. Ron Ruple reports that the attacks occurred within a 12-hour period back on April 8. Capt. Ruple says that 19-yea...