Amite News

It's not something you'd expect to pull out of the Diversion Canal, but Thursday afternoon, two teenagers pulled in a big one.

Deputies arrested an Amite woman for allegedly stabbing a Hammond woman twice in the shoulder early Thursday morning, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested two men on Thursday and charged them with aggravated burglary to a relative.

An Amite woman was arrested for attempted murder after a stabbing a pregnant woman twice in the shoulder, according to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards.

When construction first began on Bass Pro in Livingston Parish, officials hoped the store would attract other businesses.

"He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time." -- Oscar Wilde TOASTS CONGRATULATIONS to Barry Bradford, formerly of Chattanooga, who won the 2009 Southern Playwright Competition with his play "Conquistadors." Mr.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office reported booking the following people: Joseph G. John, 28, 2394 Woodmen Drive, Ville Platte, charged with possession of Schedule II drugs.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office made an arrest in a 9-month-old burglary based on a DNA match of blood left at the crime scene last year, according to a news release.

Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a woman on drug possession and child desertion counts Thursday after her daughter disappeared in the Tangipahoa River Wednesday evening, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

The Tangipahoa Parish Council cleared the way for the sale of bonds to finance construction of a new Ponchatoula Area Recreation District 1 gymnasium.

Britney Spears was a bridesmaid for her cousin on Saturday . The 'Womanizer' singer made a discreet appearance alongside her brother Bryan Spears at the wedding of Laura Lynne Covington, which was held at the First United Methodist Church in Amite, Louisiana.

After making a big splash in the Bahamas the day before, Britney Spears emerged Saturday in Amite, La., where she made a low-key appearance as an "honorary" bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Laura Lynne Covington.

Today, just after 3:00 AM, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a one-vehicle fatal crash on LA 10, at North River Road in Tangipahoa Parish.

The House defeated the proposed Equal Pay for Women Act with a 33-59 vote today that would have prohibited employers from paying compensation that discriminates against employees on the basis of gender.

BATON ROUGE - The House Tuesday closed loopholes in legislation that opponents feared would allow medical service providers to legally discriminate against some patients.

Chief of Police Freddy Drennan released the following information: May 15th, 2009: Michael D. Ellison, age 46 of 423 Tanglewood Drive, Slidell, LA Was arrested on an outstanding attachment for failure to appear in Slidell City Court Veraniese Winbush, age 45 of 223 Foxbriar, Slidell, LA Was arrested for Theft under $300.00 by shoplifting ...

The Senate has passed a bill to set up a special taxing district to turn a partially completed dorm at Jimmy Swaggart Ministries into a conference hotel.

The company has ordered the shutdown of Steve Bonner's Orleans Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep dealership at 13000 I-10 Service Road.

Chrysler LLC has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 14 of its dealerships in Louisiana including a location in New Roads and another in Napoleonville.

BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal's plans to create a government streamlining panel were reworked Wednesday by a Senate committee to give lawmakers more oversight and the ability to choose which panel recommendations they will support.