Ponchatoula News

Recent cold weather in south Louisiana will cause this year's strawberry crop to come in a little later, but the damage is not as bad as the industry first believed, LSU AgCenter experts say.

An arrest has been made in the robbery of a Ponchatoula convenience store. Brian Guthrie, 34, is accused of walking into Popingo's convenience store #13 in the 400 block of East Pine Street, waiting for the cash register to be opened, then forcing the clerk out of the way and grabbing all the twenty dollar bills from the register.

Is it just me, or is the waiting impossible for everyone? I'm counting down until Saturday at 3:30 p.m. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to finally get here, hoping to get the one present I really want.

When Pontchatoula grower Eric Morrow checked on his strawberries this morning, the results were not good.

This freezing weather is a nerve racking time for local Strawberry and Citrus farmers.

Ponchatoula strawberry grower Eric Morrow, like other strawberry growers, is doing what he can to protect his current crop from being killed by the cold.

She's sleek and beautiful, decked out in her brown, orange and yellow paint, her precedent shattering 'streamline' design making her the belle of the rails at the start of her era.

Michael R. Stage, 35, of Bogalusa, was booked Nov. 22 with DWI, failure to register a vehicle and careless driving.

PONCHATOULA - A large-scale indoor growing operation for marijuana has been discovered in Pontchatoula.

A collaborative investigation by Louisiana State Police, Ponchatoula Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration has led to the discovery of a large scale Marijuana indoor grow operation in Ponchatoula.

Nations must sometimes do tough and costly things to protect their interests, and President Barack Obama has concluded, after a lengthy review, that advancing a long and expensive war in Afghanistan is necessary for America's national security.

Two men are in custody and another is wanted in connection with a series of burglaries in the Ponchatoula area which have been happening since July.

NEW ORLEANS A 26-year-old Tickfaw man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that took nearly $20 million from 160 investors pled not guilty to 64 counts in court Monday.

The name E. Cameron Coffin may not ring a bell for many local residents, but Jennings Police Department officials will soon be making sure he gains a place in the city's long history - all thanks to one Southeast Louisiana man.

A Louisiana businessman was arrested Thursday on charges he engaged in a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors more than $11 million, money he allegedly used to finance a lavish lifestyle.

Bird Fair and Sale EVENT: Bird Fair and Sale. DATE: Today. TIME: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PLACE: Chesterton Square, 143 Northwest Railroad Ave., Ponchatoula.

A Hammond businessman accused of bilking more than 200 investors out of $11 million posted bail to gain his release from custody Friday, according to court and jail records.

A Louisiana businessman was charged Friday with engaging in a Ponzi scheme to defraud about 160 investors - mostly elderly people - out of roughly $19.5 million and using some of the money to pay for cars, cruises, sports tickets and a house.

A Ponchatoula man was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme that lured in at least 200 investors and cost them over $11 million, which was allegedly to use to fuel an extravagant lifestyle for him and his wife, according to a statement from the state Attorney General's Office.

St. John the Baptist Parish authorities arrested a Texas man for allegedly threatening another with a handgun after the two were involved in a minor vehicle accident early Monday evening, a department spokesman said.