Covington News

The shin bone of a Catholic saint said to have wiped the feet of Jesus Christ and witnessed his resurrection will be on public display Wednesday at a local church during a first-ever tour of the U.S. The relic of Mary Magdalene, which has been touring Louisiana churches in the New Orleans area and at Abbeville, is expected to arrive about 6 p.m.

A deputy escorting a funeral procession was struck by a pickup truck and tossed off of his motorcycle Friday afternoon in Covington .

The Grand Opening of the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary adoption center in Covington starts Thursday, Nov.

In the past few months, the New Orleans area has had no shortage of new restaurant openings to spark conversation.

Former Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price's perjury trial may not turn on whether he lied during a battery trial last year but whether his testimony about a conversation he had with a police sergeant was relevant.

Gigantic metal poles are sprouting along interstate highways in St. Tammany Parish, part of the final phase of a project aimed at providing more information about traffic on the busy thoroughfares.

WDSU.com updated Oct. 26, 2009 COVINGTON, La. - WDSU .com A man is recovering after his vehicle fell from the Twin Span Bridge.

LORETTA BALSAMICO, age 51, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court today by U.S. District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey, to six months in federal prison followed by six months of home confinement for bank larceny, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

The owner of Covington Country Club is suing St. Tammany Parish and the Parish Council for rezoning the club's golf course in a way that keeps him from raising money by selling lots for new homes on the course to balance the losses he said he has incurred in operating the course.

Persons diagnosed with Parkinsona s disease are invited along with their caregivers and relatives to attend a support group session 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct.

While one Honduran immigrant was found innocent of raping a 15-year-old Mandeville-area girl, another Honduran man was found guilty as charged of the aggravated rape.

Emotional testimony over the death of a woman and her young son and pleas to spare the killer's life were the highlights of the penalty phase of the trial of James Magee Monday in Covington.

STAFF PHOTO BY CHUCK COOK James Magee is led by Detective Jerry Hall, right, into the St.

Troop L **UPDATE** Aggressive Driver killed in Crash on I-12 LOUISIANA STATE POLICE COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent TROOP L- NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release **UPDATE** Notification has been made to the next of kin.

Designs for aging-friendly homes gain currency among builders --- Many people building homes these days are concerned with the structures' ability to survive wind and water, but there's a growing awareness about preparing for another natural phenomenon over which we have little control: aging of the owners.

John McCusker / The Times-Picayune Former Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price walks to the U.S. court house in New Orleans Friday to face fraud and tax charges.

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on a seminal fact during opening arguments Thursday in James Magee's capital murder trial: Magee committed the heinous double murder .

Continuing to make gains in school performance, the St. Tammany Parish public school district again ranked third in the state, according to accountability results for the 2008-09 school year that were released Tuesday.

Tammany Parish Democrats will host the third annual DemFest on Oct. 17 at the Abita Springs Trailhead Plaza, with political speeches, music and food all free to the public.

With no discussion during its Thursday meeting, the St. Tammany Parish School Board approved more than $11 million in renovations to William Pitcher Junior High School in Covington and Abney Elementary School in Slidell.