Get Slidell & St. Tammany News
Enter your email below to get local news in your inbox.
Breaking News
Share your love
Category Breaking News
DEA Warns Deadly Synthetic Opioids Are Spreading Across The Northshore
The Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing an urgent warning to residents across the Northshore after investigators detected an increasingly dangerous class of synthetic opioids in the local drug supply. The drugs, known as nitazenes, have been discovered during recent investigations…
Strangers Step Up To Help Driver Stranded In Gause Boulevard Flooding
SLIDELL, La. A heavy downpour turned part of Gause Boulevard into more of a swimming pool than a roadway today, and at least one driver learned the hard way that cars and deep water don’t mix. A vehicle stalled in…
Kenner Apartment Fire Displaces 34 Families
Update: FOX 8 later reported the fire’s cause was unattended cooking on a stove. A fire at a Kenner apartment complex left 34 families without a place to stay Wednesday night. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. in the…
Louisiana Sheriff Warns Parents About Threatening “Cat In The Hat” TikTok Reel
BATON ROUGE, La. A Louisiana sheriff is warning parents and students about a threatening TikTok reel reportedly circulating in neighboring parishes. Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon said the video features the “Cat in the Hat” and uses Dr. Seuss style wording…
Trump Announces Prime-Time Address on Newly Declassified Election Intelligence
Update: Trump delivered the address on July 16, 2026, presenting claims about foreign interference and election-system vulnerabilities. NPR reported that he provided no evidence of illegal voting, and Reuters noted that a U.S. intelligence assessment found no evidence China affected…
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith Officially Resigns
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith has officially resigned. In a resignation letter dated June 24, 2026, Smith announced his retirement effective at 1:00 p.m. that day, ending a 40-year law enforcement career. The resignation comes following his plea agreement…
BREAKING: Gunshots reported near the White House Saturday evening as Secret Service agents rushed members of the media and staff into secure…
BREAKING: Gunshots reported near the White House Saturday evening as Secret Service agents rushed members of the media and staff into secure areas. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown while authorities responded to the scene. Multiple reporters on…
Trump Evacuated After Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Update: Federal charges were later filed against Allen. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, April 25, after a shooting broke out near the event’s security screening area at…
Saudi Arabia Restores Key Oil Pipeline That Bypasses Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia has restored its East–West oil pipeline to full capacity, now capable of moving up to 7 million barrels of oil per day across the country. This pipeline runs from the oil fields in the east to ports on…