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St. Tammany picks up after storm

While lightening bolts, intense rain and wind Thursday night caused the four-day Mandeville Seafood Festival to lose a beat and thousands of St.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Nord Du Lac Shopping Center Opening Delayed

A Northshore mall won't open on time and construction at the new Nord Du Lac shopping center in Covington has slowed to a snail's pace.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

KSLA-TV Shreveport

LA lawmakers created streamlining commissions

Faced with years of projected budget deficits, Louisiana's lawmakers in the just-ended legislative session created two sweeping commissions to consider how best to restructure government operations and trim spending.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Bay man jailed in Internet sex sting

A local man who allegedly thought he was having e-mail conversations with a female juvenile wound up in a Louisiana jail last week after being arrested in an Internet sting.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

NOLA.com

Slidell Police Arrest Reports for June 23, 2009:

Chief of Police Freddy Drennan released the following information: June 22, 2009: Ramsey N. Sheppard III, age 40 of 113 Robin Hood Road, Covington, LA Was arrested on an outstanding attachment for failure to appear in Slidell City Court Jimmy C. Fuenmayor, age 27 of 128 Timber Ridge Drive, Slidell, LA Was arrested on an outstanding attachment for ...

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Times-Picayune

Covington woman admits embezzling nearly $600,000 from Gil Copeland

A 60-year-old Covington woman pleaded guilty this week to embezzling nearly $600,000 from Gil Copeland, brother of the late Al Copeland, between at least 2003 and 2008.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Times-Picayune

Tammany snakebite victim thanks those who saved him

When a water moccasin sank its fangs into a toddler's foot and put an abrupt end to a July 4, 1991, barbecue near Abita Springs, an entire family feared for the life of the 17-month-old child.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

NOLA.com

Slidell Police arrest Reports for June 22, 2009:

Chief of Police Freddy Drennan released the following information: June 19th, 2009: Farmen R. Gillum, age 28 of 185 Becnel Lane, Slidell, LA Was arrested on an outstanding Probation Violation warrant from Slidell City Court Brandy M. Warner, age 27 of 217 Venus Road, Slidell, LA Was arrested for Theft over $300.00 by Fraud, Monetary Instrument ...

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Escaped Louisiana inmate captured in wooded area

Authorities say an escaped St. Tammany Parish inmate has been recaptured and returned to jail.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

NOLA.com

Officials to reveal details in capture of escaped St. Tammany inmates

Donald Sharpe, deputy chief of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office, briefs a helicopter pilot with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during the search Friday for the last of four inmates who escaped from the parish jail in Covington Thursday night.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

WNOE-FM New Orleans

30-year-old Timothy Murray nabbed in wooded area near Bennett Bridge Road

A St. Tammany Parish jail inmate who escaped custody with three other inmates Thursday night was recaptured early Sunday morning in a wooded area north of Covington.

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Times-Picayune

Senate goes to bat for home-schooled students

The Louisiana Senate approved a measure Thursday to let home-schooled students participate in public school sports, though several senators won amendments exempting some local school systems from the proposal.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

NOLA.com

Three escaped inmates caught in St. Tammany, fourth still on the loose

A Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office helicopter lands next to St. Tammany's Sheriff's Office helicopter at the Winn-Dixie on Collins Boulevard in Covington.

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WWL-AM New Orleans

Massive manhunt on the Northshore

Four inmates escaped from a St. Tammany Parish jail overnight. Hundreds of officers saturated the area looking for the escapees.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Times-Picayune

Defendant shows up for trial, but makes early exit in Covington

After sitting through morning jury selection in his trial for cocaine distribution, Terry A. Jones apparently decided he had seen enough.

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Times-Picayune

Falconer Drive extension near Covington open to traffic

A new road to help alleviate traffic along U.S. 190 and Harrison Road near Covington opened this morning after a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. St.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

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Fleas swarm N.O. area pets

Veterinarians across the metro New Orleans area are seeing a boom in flea populations.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Times-Picayune

House OKs new status for police chief

Whoever becomes the next Mandeville police chief is one step closer to going without a major employment protection after a bill removing the position from the city's civil service system cleared the House of Representatives on Monday.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

Times-Picayune

Pearl River man pleads guilty to bar stabbing

A Pearl River man on Thursday pleaded guilty to stabbing a Slidell man after a fight at a local daiquiri shop last year.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Times-Picayune

Noise scofflaw forsakes speakers

Covington has gained a trophy in its efforts to keep drivers from blasting music as they cruise down city streets: the speakers used by one repeat offender.

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