Fishing Report – March 2
Sac-a-lait Staging With the warmer than average temperatures we’ve been seeing, sac-a-lait anglers are chomping at the bit to get out on the water to take a shot at sac-a-lait in the shallows. Ray...
View ArticleChurchill Downs cares nothing about local gaming votes
Slidellians are probably still in some level of shock after this newspaper reported two weeks ago that a new effort to bring a different form of slot machine to our city is now in the works. The...
View ArticleRestaurants face skyrocketing prices too
Just when we thought a couple of months ago the crazy high prices in the grocery store were showing signs of a slight downward trend, the newest inflation numbers are again bouncing back up. I hear...
View ArticleBook battle remains
Five graphic novels on restricted list By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau MADISONVILLE – After another three-hour meeting of the St. Tammany Library Board it is clear the controversy over pornographic...
View ArticleUpstoppable
Bolden not letting disability slow him By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – There is nothing unusual to a father when he comes in the door after a day of work, greeted by his little boy running...
View ArticleArea 22: Attention for S.T.
Former Salmen star wants local stars to support each other By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Chris Thomas remembers the “good old days” at Salmen High School when the Spartans were viewed...
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Obituaries – March 9
SARAH E. SORRELLS (FORCE) Saying goodbye to someone we love is never easy, regardless of their age. On Tuesday, February 23, 2023, Sarah E. Sorrells (Force) 92, of Slidell, Louisiana (formerly of...
View ArticleFishing Report – March 9
Time to Go Shallow! Temperatures in the 80s, pollen on the water, and trees budding are all signs that the spawn is in full motion here on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain! Anglers are taking...
View ArticleLenten goals can apply to many of us
Different religions may have different traditions, but perhaps the most recognizable to many people is the day Christians receive ashes on their forehead. It is the start to the Lenten season—a 40-day...
View ArticleThe incredible work of missionaries
Do you know any missionaries? When you think about missionaries most of us think of heading overseas to some faraway land and spending years evangelizing people of very different beliefs—or in many...
View ArticleCore Academy offering very different approach
Athletes injury prevention is focus with strength, speed By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – You don’t have to drive too far in the city of Slidell to recognize the many places offering...
View ArticleWhat’s the Weather?
Slidell’s NWS office takes it personal to always be right By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The weather might be the most talked about topic on the face of the earth. Everyone cares about...
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Obituaries – March 16
SALLY JO LAWRENCE BURSON Sally Jo Lawrence Burson, of Slidell, Louisiana, passed away on March 10, 2023 at the age of 84. She was a native of Lumberton, Mississippi, born on January 30, 1939 to her...
View ArticleFishing Report – March 16
Sac-a-lait Spawn: Small Sac’s and Slabs As the sac-a-lait spawn roll across the Northshore, anglers are catching more sac-a-lait. Among the reports are ones of anglers catching lots of small fish,...
View ArticleGreat job to keep St. Pat’s going in Slidell
When you talk about “overwhelming crowds,” you couldn’t find a better example than the 48th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that rolled in and around the Olde Towne area on Sunday. What is it about the...
View ArticlePolitics, politics and more great politics
The election season is exploding right in front of me, or at least it seems that way in only the last few weeks. This is a very big election season. That’s because we have the entire lineup of state...
View ArticleWaguespack speaks at Chamber luncheon
Future of state elections discussed By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau MANDEVILLE – When Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) President Stephen Waguespack spoke to a luncheon meeting...
View ArticleELECTION INTENSITY SOARS
2023 year includes governor, parish president, sheriff and more Cromer fundraising overtakes Cooper By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – With only seven months to go until the big election...
View ArticleHewitt momentum seen back home
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Sen. Sharon Hewitt said she has been to “every corner of the state” since announcing in January that she would enter the race for Louisiana governor, and on...
View ArticleIncumbent sheriff has over $300K
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – It would be easy to see how any potential candidate could be intimidated when considering the prospect of trying to unseat a very popular incumbent. Sheriff...
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