Abita Springs News Archives

The St. Tammany Parish Council is poised to adopt new zoning regulations for the parish's southwestern region Thursday night, nearly a year after officials first presented the proposed changes and following work in the ensuing months to tweak the document to the council's -- and the public's -- specifications.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office will not increase its tax rate this year, Sheriff Jack Strain announced at a public meeting Wednesday morning.

Crystal Hughes, left, registers to vote with her son Ellis Hughes, 3, at a Zeta Sigma Project Vote event last summer at St.

New Orleans Art Studio sells local art on US Postage stamps at its studio shop on the web, http://www.zazzle.com/figstreetstudio/stamps

While the tone remained fairly civil at a public hearing this week to learn whether the 1st Fire Protection District's board would vote to increase property taxes next year, one man couldn't contain the grudge he had been carrying for the past year.

A Bush man was killed early Friday when he crashed his pickup into a tree alongside Louisiana 435 near Abita Springs, authorities said.

Hate Crime-18-year-old Covington murder victim identified >> Joshua Farmer, 18, of Covington has been identified as the man murdered by three men after a beating and robbery Tuesday evening near Abita Springs, authorities said.

Hate Crime-18-year-old Covington murder victim identified >> Joshua Farmer, 18, of Covington has been identified as the man murdered by three men after a beating and robbery Tuesday evening near Abita Springs, authorities said.

A public meeting to allow public input into the plans to rezone northwestern St.

Hate Crime-18-year-old Covington murder victim identified >> Joshua Farmer, 18, of Covington has been identified as the man murdered by three men after a beating and robbery Tuesday evening near Abita Springs, authorities said.

Chief of Police Freddy Drennan released the following information: July 30, 2009: Patrick W. Matthews, age 22 of 126 Stallion Run Pearl River, LA Was arrested on an Outstanding Warrant for Theft under $300 by Shoplifting at Walgreen's on Front St Jeffery Maclean, age 24 of 1081 Linda Lou Lane Abita Springs, LA Was arrested for Improper Lane Use and ...