Madisonville News

As the new Marigny Elementary School near Mandeville and other school construction projects near completion, St.

Much of the boardwalk at the marina in Mariners Village is torn apart. Residents near the marina have asked Mandeville officials for help in getting the Copeland family to clean up the area.

As the classic-rock jams from the Nobles filled the Chalmette civic center ballroom last weekend, Kathy Fradella walked to a serving table to pour a Coke for her husband.

Leah Chase in her kitchen at Dooky Chase Restaurant. A week ago, Leah Chase was in the kitchen of her iconic restaurant, Dooky Chase, tending her Creole gumbo.

The state has settled its dispute with a Florida contractor that failed to provide enough buses for the Hurricane Gustav evacuation, agreeing to pay the firm $3 million less than the $29.7 million bill submitted for almost a month of work that included services for Hurricane Ike.

The first coastal restoration plan for St. Tammany Parish is officially in the works.

Laura Mae Zuber, 93, a Madisonville resident for most of her life, was born next door to the 904 Pine St.

A Good Samaritan who foiled a convenience store robbery is being a rewarded by a local business owner for his heroic deed.

All-Temp Refrigeration Services, Inc. of Madisonville has been acquired by Bryan and Vickie Frantz, owners of Krantz Commercial Services, LLC and Gabriel Development in Kenner.

There always has been a certain stability to life in toney Beau Chene. With homes ranging from merely upscale to downright luxurious, St.

Madisonville residents soon will see their monthly utility bills rise by a $4.50, an increase that Town Council members said is necessary because of declines in sales tax revenue.

BATON ROUGE - Even with health-care services and public colleges on the chopping block, Louisiana lawmakers are pushing to spend state taxpayer dollars on boat launches, local museums, the Girls Scouts and Boys Scouts and other nonstate entities.

Nicholas Palmisano, 28, 15 Bluebird Drive, Covington, was booked April 3 with second-offense DWI and careless operation.

Long before M. Night Shyamalan received rave reviews for The Sixth Sense , he was a young student filmmaker producing campy home movies using his family's video camera.

The St. Tammany Parish School Board has sold $20 million in bonds that were approved as part of last year's $167 million bond issue to pay for school construction and capital improvements.

A dispute over fair play in a Northshore recreation league has made it all the way to Washington.

As rescuers dragged the Tchefuncte River near Covington for a third day looking for Mario Ruffino's body, family and friends were still in disbelief Wednesday that a man who had memorized the location of practically every major log and pile could have lost his life in the waterway he knew so well.

St. Tammany Sheriff's deputies search the Tchefuncte River under Interstate 12 Tuesday for the body of a 30-year-old Covington boater missing since Sunday night.

The campaign to fill a vacant seat on the Slidell City Council intensified in the final days approaching today's election, as supporters of Councilwoman Kim Harbison accused her opponent, Councilman Ray Canada, of a heavy-handed attack on the city's Carnival krewe members.

The recreation district serving Madisonville, Goodbee and the rest of St. Tammany Parish's 1st Ward is asking voters Saturday to renew a property tax to operate the Coquille Sports Complex southwest of Covington.