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Bobby Couvillion Sues Former St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith Over Steakhouse Attack
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Bobby Couvillion and his wife have filed a federal lawsuit against former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith and others over the May confrontation at Keith Young’s Steakhouse that ultimately led to Smith pleading guilty…
Get To Know The Candidate Angelina Valuri Brings A Career In Law Enforcement And Prosecution To Division G Race
MANDEVILLE, La. — Angelina Valuri’s path to becoming a candidate for District Court Judge in Division G started long before she became an attorney. It began when she was 18 years old, fresh out of high school, and decided to…
Joint Investigation Leads To Major Fentanyl Seizure Connected To Slidell
A joint narcotics investigation involving the Slidell Police Department and New Orleans Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a New Orleans man and the seizure of approximately 1.7 pounds of suspected fentanyl, along with several other suspected drugs…
Proposed Village at Beau Phare Would Bring 93 Residential Lots Near Highway 1085
A proposed residential development near LA Highway 1085, Savannah Road and Interstate 12 could bring approximately 93 new residential lots to an area of western St. Tammany Parish where traffic and roadway capacity have already been identified as long term…
Mississippi Woman Killed Then Her Body Allegedly Staged To Look Like A Lynching As Third Suspect Faces $5 Million Bond
JACKSON, Miss. — A third man has been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body investigators say was deliberately staged in a tree following her death, creating the appearance of a lynching and initially raising…
Two Patients Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Crash At Voters Road And Old Spanish Trail
Two people were seriously injured following a motorcycle and vehicle crash at the intersection of Voters Road and Old Spanish Trail in Slidell. St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 said crews responded to the serious collision and found two…
Garbage Truck Dumps Burning Load On Road In Slidell
SLIDELL, La. — Slidell firefighters responded after a garbage truck’s load caught fire, forcing the driver to dump the burning debris onto the roadway before the flames could spread to the truck itself. Fire crews were able to quickly knock…
Three Young Men Killed In I 55 Crash Near Ponchatoula
PONCHATOULA, La. — Three young men, including a 20-year-old from Slidell, were killed early Monday morning after a car crashed into a concrete support column beneath Interstate 55 near Ponchatoula. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday, September 28, on…
Heavy Police Presence Near Slidell Schools After Student Reports Possible Armed Person
A heavy police response was underway near two Slidell schools after a young student reported seeing someone walking through the surrounding neighborhood who may have been carrying a firearm. The individual was not seen on either school campus, according to…
Slidell Woman Sentenced To 60 Years In Death Of Reporter Who Came To New Orleans For Super Bowl
GRETNA, La. — A Slidell woman convicted in connection with the death of a 27-year-old television reporter who traveled to Louisiana to cover Super Bowl LIX will spend decades behind bars after a Jefferson Parish judge handed down a 60-year…