Obituaries – September 22
SHIRLEY ‘DIANE’ WILLIAMS PACE Shirley “Diane” Williams Pace was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 8, 1950 and passed away on September 11, 2022. She was 72 years old. Diane lived most of her...
View ArticleFishing Report – September 22
20-Pound Bag In the world of bass tournament fishing, momentum is everything. Rustin Beaudette and his son Cristian of Bush were fishing a Pearl River Team Trails tournament at Crawford’s Landing and...
View ArticleCarjacking case needs to send special message
It came as a surprise to many locals recently when there was a highly visible carjacking in Slidell, right in the line of a fast food, drive-thru restaurant on Pontchartrain Drive. It’s not the kind of...
View ArticleFacebook is exceptional tool for the police
My daughter/editor Jenny asked me recently who was doing the posts for the Sheriff’s Office Facebook site. She said it was obvious things were different and better, with the posts adding a lot more...
View ArticleSLENT clinic sought best look, best outcomes
Mohs Surgical Procedure being conducted at North Shore clinic By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – From the time Dr. Jason Guillot decided he was ready to open his own medical clinic, he had...
View ArticleCoroner revenue was cut
Millage money reduced by a surprising amount By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – It has been over eight years since St. Tammany Parish took control of the taxpayer funded Coroner’s Office...
View ArticleFair in Slidell is back
Food & Fun Fest has big changes Oct. 21-23 By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Considering the logistics, planning and volunteers needed to pull off something as big as the Slidell Food...
View ArticleWhat cost for Roe v. Wade?
Collins: America’s decline is correlated to legal abortions By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Cindy Collins has watched for nearly 50 years and seen what she believes is the toll of...
View ArticleHelp support the fall fundraisers that are so critical
The fall weather is here and so are the annual festivals, fundraisers and special events that normally hit the calendar big-time in the spring and fall. Thanks to our crisper, dryer weather showing up...
View ArticleMy grandsons are trying to beat me up
I think it’s pretty clear a couple of my grandsons want to beat me up. I know, I know. It sounds so shocking. I’ve written about my kids and grandkids plenty over the years, and they always sounded so...
View ArticleFishing Report – September 29
Cool Front Specks With the arrival of the cooler weather, the much-anticipated speckled trout run along the northern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain has officially begun. Anglers are taking advantage...
View ArticleObituaries – September 29
CURTIS LEE MCKEAN JR. Curtis Lee McKean, Jr. 83, was born on August 19, 1939 in Slidell LA, to Curtis Lee Sr. and Eula Mae McKean. He passed into the arms of his greatest love, his Lord and Savior,...
View ArticleObituaries – October 6
MARION RITA BRUNNER MONTZ Marion Rita Brunner Montz, of Slidell, Louisiana, passed away on October 4, 2022 at the age of 90. She was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, born on June 23, 1932. Marion is...
View ArticleFishing Report – October 6
October Fishing Forecast The October Fishing Forecast has been released on NorthshoreFishingReport.com. Local fisherman were asked to rate each spot from 1-5 stars for the month of October and of the...
View ArticleElectric company workers there to help once again
The destruction left behind in Florida from Hurricane Ian had barely seen the light of the next day when Interstate 10 heading eastbound was quickly full of electric company trucks. By this past...
View ArticleSo many great events to attend
This is a great time of year, isn’t it? So much going on, not to mention we have our usually short run of fall weather. You know what I mean—here in Louisiana the first touches of fall slide through...
View ArticleDetail World just the latest success story
Lifelong Slidell businessman has inspiring story to tell By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – They say that great businesspeople are born that way. Listening to the story of Detail World owner...
View ArticleWaterfront plan ambitious goal
Drainage project could include Slidell Riverwalk-type venture By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – An ambitious waterfront master plan for the Bayou Patassat drainage district in Slidell could...
View ArticlePossible next governor visits Slidell
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Early polls are showing that current Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is the favorite to become the next governor in the state when the election is held...
View ArticleCleco explains sky-high electric bills
Natural gas prices are to blame By DOMINICA LUPARELLO Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Some Slidell residents may have received an exorbitant electric bill in August from Cleco that has been called “a...
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