Mayor, chief, council also eligible for 2018 raises
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – A recommendation to raise pay for a number of city employees is part of the 2018 fiscal year budget currently under review by City Council members. If the...
View ArticleCrime survey looks good for parish law enforcement
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The first-ever St. Tammany criminal justice accountability study confirmed a lot about law enforcement in the parish that many have long been saying,...
View ArticleCrime victims not being forgotten
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – If you have never been the victim of a crime it is hard to appreciate the turmoil and ordeal those individuals face every day. Warren Montgomery, district...
View Article‘Deputy of the Year’ takes saving lives in stride
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – It’s hard to imagine what St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office Deputy Andre Ardeneaux Jr. could do for an encore in 2017. But then, the young officer for the S.O....
View ArticleTwas the night before Easter
Twas the night before Easter, and all through the town, Everyone was shopping for candy, but there was none to be found. The aisles of the big box store were jammed full of shoppers, But empty shelves...
View ArticleBuc-ee’s: The real highlight of our trip
A new, little boy. That’s what my wife and I got to see this past Easter weekend as we made a sudden decision to jump in the car and zip up to Oklahoma City. I’ve told the story more than once about my...
View ArticleFishing Report – April 20
Causeway Finally Producing Catching speckled trout at the Causeway can be a challenging feat for some anglers. But the drought at the Causeway we’ve seen this fall and early spring has rendered the...
View ArticleLady Jags claim league title
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars have repeated as the Northshore Interscholastic Tennis Association champion for the second straight year with an...
View ArticleLady Jaguars beaten by Albany
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The Pope John Paul II Lady Jaguars finished their regular season with a 12-4 loss to the Albany Lady Hornets at the Jag diamond last Wednesday. Albany...
View ArticleLady Panthers have strong start to playoffs
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – It was a start to the playoffs that the #14 seed Northshore Lady Panthers will try and build from as the Panthers used the strong left arm of Jordan...
View ArticleNorthshore knocks off Destrehan, 3-2
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer DESTREHAN – In their final regular season game, the Northshore Lady Panthers notched another win on their belt with a 3-2 win over the Destrehan Lady Wildcats...
View ArticlePanthers earn three wins
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – Northshore’s Panther baseball team continues to play solid baseball. The Panthers played two District 6-5A games last week and a non-district game...
View ArticleSpartans pick up key win over Franklinton
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – Salmen Spartan baseball is alive and well in the District 8-4A race and they proved it last week with a huge win over the Franklinton Demons 4-2. They...
View ArticleTigers defeated by Mandeville, St. Paul’s
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The Slidell Tigers fell on hard times last week losing two District 6-5A games at the hands of Mandeville and St. Paul’s. In the Mandeville game,...
View ArticlePinewood accepts offer to sell
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – The fate of Slidell’s oldest country club and golf course appears to be bright after the Pinewood Country Club Board of Directors voted on Monday night to...
View ArticleCritical tax renewals to face voters
SLIDELL – Voters will go to the polls this Saturday, April 29 to consider renewal of two sales taxes in St. Tammany Parish that fund the operations and maintenance of the Justice Center and the parish...
View ArticleSenior Celebration ready for 7th event on May 3
SLIDELL – A team of graduates from the Leadership Northshore Class of 2011 will host the 7th annual Senior Spring Celebration on Wednesday, May 3 at the John Slidell gym, continuing an annual “thank...
View ArticleOld School Educator — Leo Casanave still impacting kids after 50 years
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Leo Casanave doesn’t pretend he is a younger, cool version of the teachers today. While some educators might try to fit in with the younger generation,...
View ArticleCome see me at Chamber ‘Expo’ this week
Hope you will stop by the Northshore Harbor Center on Thursday, April 27—today for most of you who grab The Slidell Independent the day it hits the racks—since the annual East St. Tammany Business and...
View ArticleSmall engines can get fixed pronto at Scooter’s
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL – Listening to Gerry Epps talk about small engines like generators or lawn mowers is a quick way to learn some valuable lessons. Epps is 54 years old, but...
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