Independence News Archives

State and federal fisheries agents executed a search warrant at the DoRan Seafood LLC shrimp plant in Independence this morning in an ongoing joint investigation of the illegal repackaging of foreign shrimp as domestic product, a state wildlife official said today.

Two half-mile sections in the left lane of Interstate 55 southbound between Hammond and Independence were closed Monday after the road buckled under continued "excessive heat," state highway officials said.

Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested an Independence police officer on a child pornography count.

An employee of the Independence Police Department has been arrested after child pornography was discovered on his city computer, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said.

SDT Waste and Debris, the trash contractor that cleans up the French Quarter, won the contract to provide recycling and waste disposal for LSU.

Deputies arrested two men in connection with a burglary spree targeting 16 vehicles and residences in an eight-hour period early Friday, the Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office reported Saturday.

HAMMOND, La. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in connection with a string of car break-ins during the past weeks, officials said.