Owen: Pearl must be cleaned up
Despite critics, senator says Bill 124 will improve river By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Louisiana Sen. Bob Owen has lived on the West Pearl River his entire life and states quite...
View ArticleLatest Cougle concern actually saving money, says Laughlin
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Parish Councilman David Cougle has not made it to two years as a public official yet, but has become perhaps the most polarizing person in remembrance on...
View ArticleSMH vote funds key projects
Emergency Room expansion heads big plans for $51.5 million proposal By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Voters will go to the polls again on Saturday, May 3, to consider several important...
View ArticleFishing Report – May 1
Bayou Liberty Bass It’s a good thing when the bass are biting in Bayou Liberty. It’s even better when they’re eight minutes from your house. Taylor Deiz of Slidell made an afternoon trip and was...
View ArticleLacombe boat launch, nature park nearly ready to go
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau LACOMBE – An effort that started 20 years ago to rebuild and upgrade the Lacombe Main Street boat launch, followed by creating a nature park nearby, appears ready to...
View ArticleLocal insurance company defies odds to make it
Timber Creek innovative standard leading state reform By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – At a time when many insurance companies are fleeing Louisiana due to overwhelming losses and...
View ArticleSessions future in jeopardy if tickets continue
A new administration that has been working better in recent years with the Town Council in Pearl River has brought about many positive changes for the small community to the north of Slidell. For close...
View ArticleGive NOLA Day & great Mother’s Day gift
There are a lot of things that make living on the North Shore great, and one of them is the incredible number of non-profit and civic organizations we have. One thing I love about seeing the positive...
View ArticleImportant millage votes on Saturday ballot
ER expansion on SMH plan SLIDELL – A millage renewal voters will face at the polls this Saturday, May 3, for Slidell Memorial Hospital is critical for the community hospital to continue providing...
View ArticleSchool safety, STEM need ‘yes’ vote
SLIDELL – St. Tammany Schools Superintendent Frankie Jabbia is hoping the improvements shown by the public school system in recent years will be enough to gain voter approval of an important millage...
View ArticleDeath of child in wreck brings controversy
‘Improperly restrained’ is not the truth says grandfather of boy By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau MANDEVILLE – A single-vehicle accident on Interstate 12 claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy from...
View ArticleCorbin halts meeting trying to get critical sign removed
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau MANDEVILLE – Months after an audio tape was released involving Parish Councilman Jeff Corbin and former St. Tammany Library Board Member Bill McHugh, which led to a...
View ArticleP.R. ticket writing explodes
Scandal from 2017 returns as force doubles SPD numbers By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau PEARL RIVER – It’s BAAAACK! The Pearl River Police Department ticket writing “scandal” that is, as it was...
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