Covington News

If you want to vote in the March 24 elections but are not registered, you have until Feb.

Each month at Covington High , a committee of teachers gets together and selects the next pair of Students of the Month.

These government and community meetings are open to the public. To have meetings considered for inclusion, send an email to citydesk@tpmail.com with "Meetings" in the subject line, or send a fax to 504.826.3007. The state is holding a series of hearings to get public input on Louisiana's highway priority program.

The St. Tammany Parish courthouse in Covington is not known as a place where defense attorneys, particularly overworked indigent defenders, tend to expect many victories.

The Regina Coeli Child Development Center invites the community to a reception on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to meet Fred Taylor, the new director of the Head Start and Early Head Start program in Covington.

When L. Steve Abram of Slidell steps out on stage Saturday, he'll mark a return to his first love, Gospel music.

U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy plans to file legislation Thursday to allow investors of R. Allen Stanford to individually opt out of a federal lawsuit for one-time buyouts of up to $500,000. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit in December against the Securities Investment Protection Corp.

The growing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren in our community found help and support when the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference came to Covington on Jan.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- It isn't due until Friday, but Governor Bobby Jindal will release his new state budget Thursday.

Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken country.

Michael Ledet is a Louisiana artist who freely incorporates his understanding and background in design arts into his paintings.

Three new books underscore the diversity of the local book scene. The riches include a collection from a Covington poet, a memoir set in the Bayou St.

Kyle Catalano moved noisily through the thick underbrush of the Tchefuncte River shoreline, talking non-stop, as he pushed through scrub and briar.

The Good Samaritan Ministry once again will benefit from the Raising the Roof for Charity house raffle.Sponsored by the St.

After renting a 1.6-acre tract of land adjacent to the St. Tammany Parish jail from a political supporter for several years, Sheriff Jack Strain's office decided to purchase it in November for $330,000. Strain had been leasing a two-story structure, parking lot and surrounding yard space on the real estate as a base for various divisions since ... (more)

The Carnival parades in western St. Tammany will begin with Mandeville's Eve parade on Friday at 7 p.m. The ladies' krewe, now 450 members strong, will mark its 26th year with the theme "Eve Goes South of the Border." The parade will roll along the traditional Mandeville route, beginning at Asbury Lane and Louisiana 22 proceeding west until West ... (more)

Theodore Broughton "Red" Talley, a businessman and former member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board , died Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Covington .

Like so many across the world, Mandeville resident Melissa Breedlove said her heart went out to the people of Haiti two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck the poverty-stricken country.

The week of Jan. 23 began with a slightly late start, as each grade level arrived at St.

The case against the last of three teenagers accused of plotting a shooting spree at Lakeshore High School near Mandeville was resolved this morning when Daniel Hopkins admitted to conspiracy to commit terrorizing.