Hammond News

The Tangipahoa Parish Council learned Tuesday that construction of a $5.9 million stone breakwater to help halt coastal erosion in the historic Pass Manchac area could begin as early as August.

A Mississippi woman, heading the wrong way in the northbound lanes of I-59, caused a fatal crash early Sunday morning that claimed the life of a Hammond woman.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a 5.9-magnitude earthquake has struck in northern Italy near Bologna.

Mayor Mayson Foster says the budget he's preparing for the 2012-2013 fiscal year will include pay raises for city employees.

Authorities are seeking two men, who are considered armed and dangerous, in a shooting in Natalbany, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office reported Friday in a news release.

Lt. Vincent Giannobile tells The Advocate officers found 45-year-old Jermaine C. Williams dead in the couple's home Thursday morning.

The City Council agreed Tuesday to hold a public hearing and vote on a proposed ordinance raising sewer and water rates by 4 percent in the new fiscal year starting July 1. Mayor Mayson Foster said the city has not increased its sewer and water rates since 2008 even though costs of operating the utility systems have risen considerably since then.

Law enforcement personnel throughout Louisiana are carrying a torch this week in advance of Louisiana Special Olympics' summer games, which open Friday.

The train display at the McComb Railroad Museum will add two cars now at a Louisiana children's museum to its railroad display in October.

Run for Special Olympics Louisiana on Friday, May 11, 2012 with a ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. on the Milam Street side of the Caddo Parish Courthouse, 501 Texas Street in downtown Shreveport.

The former president of a Hammond bank has pleaded guilty to bank fraud after conspiring with a Covington real estate developer to cover up bad loans.

Louisiana cooks the best food in the country, said Zac Caramonta. Why shouldn't we also be known for brewing the best beer? If all goes as planned, Caramonta will open Gnarly Barley brewery in Hammond by the start of next year.

Expect big traffic delays starting this Sunday through Mother's Day on I-12 Eastbound and Westbound, from the Livingston Parish line to US 51 in Hammond.

Carlon's program earned 48 Southland Conference championships -- at least one in every sport -- during his time as athletic director.

The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will seek court approval to resume collecting two millages supporting Hammond accelerated and alternative school programs.

The City Council instructed City Attorney Andre Coudrain to review Hammond's ordinances and laws regarding the keeping of vicious dogs, especially pit bulls, within the city's limits.