Third Generation at Big Easy Diner leads the change
Fuller brings back 24/7 hours By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Not everyone is fortunate enough to grow up with a relative who serves as a role model for their adult life. But for Levin...
View ArticleLibrary e-mails are revealing
LaRocca: ALA training ‘in anticipation of overhauling our library policies’ By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A public records request to the St. Tammany Library system has uncovered what...
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Obituaries – February 2
JOHN S. PICHON John S. Pichon, age 65, of Slidell, LA, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, loved and surrounded by his family and childhood friends. A native of New Orleans, he was a dedicated...
View ArticlePrayer Breakfast a time of great encouragement
There is certainly a lot of negative news we hear from the national front these days with runaway inflation, gas prices heading up again, thousands of people coming into our country unvetted at the...
View ArticleGet ready—year number 15 on its way
A very special anniversary was just celebrated with no real fanfare anywhere but in my office of The Slidell Independent. Hanging on my wall is a yellowing front page from the first edition of this...
View ArticleFishing Report – February 2
Wintertime Trout in the Geoghegan Canal As the calendar turns to February, anglers are still dealing with winterlike conditions on the Northshore. Overcast skies, and daytime highs in the 50’s may not...
View ArticleCrosswalks coming to Olde Towne
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – With the recent release of the first draft for the Olde Towne Master Plan the city of Slidell is embarking on two different projects to begin some of the...
View ArticleDrone laws get attention
Owen leads effort for consistent guidelines By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When drones started cropping up around the world several years ago with increasing numbers there was plenty of...
View ArticleUnited in Prayer
City leaders join together for special time, and testimony By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – If anyone doubted the power of God to change lives, they needed to hear the testimony of Ryan...
View ArticleMonday at Calvary was a fun one for children
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – It’s always a little tough for kids to start a new Monday morning at school, but for the young children recently at Calvary Baptist School in Slidell, that...
View ArticleDeals Plus the new hot spot for Slidell
Amazon returns among many items at low prices By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The stories are endless about individuals coming to the United States and finding success in the business...
View ArticleSenior housing units will forever be appreciated by residents
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – There are a total of 100 senior housing units being occupied these days far out Hwy. 1091 on what most people here know as Robert Boulevard. And even though...
View ArticleSedra Bistro brings back memories of great food
Former Doug’s Restaurant location gets early rave reviews for Alabsa By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – You can add the name of Rania Alabsa to foreign-born Americans who have been more than...
View ArticleLong, contentious council hearing ends with demolition
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – One of the most contentious condemnation issues ever to come before the Slidell City Council was resolved once and for all when the property at 1738...
View ArticleSlidell Education Center to provide new opportunities
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The opportunity to get next level education and create career paths just got a little better for Slidellians and those in this area. The re-opening of the...
View ArticleFentanyl suspected for three deaths in less than 24-hours
Toxicology reports awaited By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The prospects of more St. Tammany residents having overdosed on drugs laced with Fentanyl appears very likely after St. Tammany...
View ArticleFirst ‘victory’ against books
State A.G. issues report, guidelines to restrict materials By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – When Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry came to Slidell in November to show his support for...
View ArticleFishing Report – February 9
Rusty Old H&H Spinnerbait For those born and raised here in South Louisiana, it’s not hard to think back to the good ole’ days when choosing a fishing lure often took a grand total of 5 seconds....
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Obituaries – February 9
MARY ELIZABETH LOGGINS LEWIS Mary Elizabeth Loggins Lewis, of Pearl River, Louisiana, passed away on February 1, 2023 at the age of 73. She was born in Angleton, Texas on March 6, 1949. Mary leaves...
View ArticleWill guidelines from Landry be followed now?
The members of the St. Tammany Library Accountability Project are not ready to claim “victory” just yet. But there were a lot of smiling faces after Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry held a press...
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