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Covington, Louisiana is located in St Tammany Parish. Zip codes in Covington, LA include 70434, 70433, and 70435. More Covington information.

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Inmate in St. Tammany jail dead in apparent suicide

An inmate at the St. Tammany Parish jail apparently hanged himself with a bedsheet while being held in an isolation cell, authorities said.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Times-Picayune

Pharmacy worker accused of filling fake prescriptions in Slidell

A Slidell pharmacy technician allegedly scored nearly 40 prescriptions for hydrocodone by manipulating the computer system at the Walgreens where she worked, authorities said.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Thenew995fm.com

Mother & Son Art Gallery Owners From Covington Sentenced To Prison

Owners of "Barlow" galleries in Mandeville and French Quarter defrauded customers by misrepresenting paintings from China A mother and son from Covington who operated art galleries in the French Quarter and Mandeville have been sentenced to prison for misrepresenting paintings they bought in bulk from China and sold as original works of regional ...

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WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

LA man arrested for alleged Ponzi scheme

The Louisiana attorney general's office arrested a man Thursday morning for allegedly creating a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors over $11 million.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Louisiana Cocaine Distribution Ring Leads Pleads Guilty

NATHANIEL JACKSON III, age 23, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey admitting that he participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, or "crack," between August 13, 2008, and November 26, 2008, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Tulsa World

Alleged Klan member competent for trial in Tulsa woman's death

COVINGTON, La. a ' An alleged Ku Klux Klan member has been found competent to stand trial in connection with the killing of a Tulsa woman who reportedly tried to back out of a Klan initiation ceremony last year in St.

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NOLA.com

Covington-area armed robber arrested in Baton Rouge

A man accused of beating and robbing a woman in her Covington-area home was arrested while pandhandling outside of a Walmart in Baton Rouge, authorities said.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Dayton Daily News

Covington students miss classmate killed in crash

Robert D. Lyle "was a quiet, hard-working student, who's going to be greatly missed by the students and staff," said Covington High School Principal Jason Haak Monday, Nov.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Nashua Telegraph

Black Sheep Squadron aviator, 88, dies in La.

" One of the last surviving aviators from World War II's famed Black Sheep Squadron has died in Covington, Louisiana.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Thenew995fm.com

Covington Woman Beaten, Robbed By Man She Tried To Help

The St. Tammany Sheriff's office says the woman was beaten, tied up and left injured in her home by a 29-year-old man who fled with cash and the woman's automobile, a beige colored 2005 Toyota Corolla.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Daily Advertiser

St. Tammany robbery suspect may be in Lafayette

A man wanted in the robbery and beating of a 66-year-old woman in Covington may have fled to Lafayette, according to the St.

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NOLA.com

Three arrested for massage-parlor prostitution in Covington

Covington Police arrested three women for allegedly running a prostitution ring out of a massage parlor on U.S. 190.

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Times-Picayune

Don't miss the Three Rivers Art Fest in Covington

Artists from all over the United States displayed their wares in the juried show.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times-Picayune

Covington man admits to leading St. Tammany Parish cocaine ring

The leader of a St. Tammany Parish cocaine distribution ring admitted in federal court on Thursday to conspiring with his ex-wife, father, cousin and two other Covington residents to distribute about seven ounces of crack cocaine between August and November 2008.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Northshore Neighbors Fight 'Big Box' Stores

Three years ago, Northshore residents successfully blocked an effort to bring big box stores to the Colonial Pinnacle Nord Du Lac Mall project west of Covington.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

NOLA,com

St. Tammany jail employee arrested

COVINGTON, La. - Cheryl Ziegler, an employee of the St. Tammany Parish Jail since 2001, has been arrested for hindering the investigation of a man stabbed in her home.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Houma Courier

Thousands expected to view saint's relic

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.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Deputy leading funeral procession is struck by car

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

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Times-Picayune

St. Francis Animal Sanctuary opens adoption center in Covington

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

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

NOLA.com

Two new restaurants open on either side of Lake Pontchartrain

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

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