Slidell News

St. Tammany Parish Council member Gene Bellisario will hold a community meeting for 9th District residents Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Boyet Junior High School, on Rebel Drive near Slidell .

The annual Jumpin' into Summer at the Covington Trailhead celebration starts at 10 a.m. and runs until noon tomorrow .

The extreme makeover of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School got a boost this week as the Federal Emergency Management Agency kicked in almost $1 million more than previously committed for the construction of a new cafeteria.

The fourth annual Chris Duhon Stand Tall Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will be held July 28 at Oak Harbor Golf Club.

It's crucial to ensure that everything you publish is both true and compelling. That's why newspapers show their commitment to accuracy by making the token gesture of employing an ever-dwindling number of sub-editors. But you'd expect the BBC to check the facts of any story though, wouldn't you? Don't bet on it.

American actor and humorist Will Rogers once was quoted as saying, "A man only learns in two ways, one by reading and the other by association with smarter people." Jeremiah Wiley systematically removed each of his brand new Twelve Books titles from his sack to show classmate Elijah Butler.

It's always enlightening to look back and find out where we came from. For instance, my mother always enjoyed telling us that her father's family moved to her home state of Mississippi from the Dismal Swamp of North Carolina.

A former employee of the St. Tammany Parish Coroner and her husband -- once accused of violating an obscure state law that forbids revealing ethics complaints made to the state board -- are no longer facing criminal charges .

For Slidell Memorial Hospital visitors who thought the medical center's emergency room could be less crowded and its cardiology unit more closed off, relief is coming.

NEW ORLEANS As the construction of Our Lady of Lourdes School's new cafeteria nears completion, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today $984,241 in additional funding to the Archdiocese of New Orleans for the Katrina-related recovery project.

Members of the Jesus-Others-You , or JOY, fellowship were happy to share what they earned during their annual quilt sale with two worthy organizations in the Slidell area.

"Twisted Sista's" may not sound like a musical penned by a local gospel singer, but when a local church pastor asked for a fundraiser, Sheila Crawford put her musical talent and play writing skills to the test.

Trigg Watson Burrage has more than a rabbit up his sleeve. He has magic. Going by the professional stage name Trigg Watson, the former Slidell resident and Northshore High School graduate is a professional magician and loving every minute of it.

"Does your dolphin bite?" , asked the visitor to Slidell, Louisiana. "No," replied a nearby Slidellian, as the dolphin chomped down on the tourist's hand.

What does it take to research, develop and market a successful product? That was the question addressed and answered by each of the 115 fourth-grade students at Bonne Ecole Elementary School who, on May 11, laid out their wares in the school gymnasium to see whose merchandise would rule on Entrepreneur Day.

It is the goal of the first annual New Horizon's Craft Fair to provide a quality event for participants and guests alike.

Parish president Pat Brister and Slidell Mayor Freddy Drennan will cover storm preparations at 1:30 p.m. at Highway 11 and the Schneider Canal - north of Oak Harbor Boulevard in Slidell.

A Mississippi woman says her 21-year-old son is having to learn how to swallow after a bullet fired by a juvenile in Louisiana cut his spinal cord.

"This is where all the skaters go," said Alvin Parker last week, as he rode his board up the side of a portable wooden skateboard ramp in Gentilly .

Almost 1,300 people visited the new St. Tammany Parish fishing pier in Slidell on its opening weekend, May 18-20, parish officials said.