Slidell News

Meghan Lopez agreed to go for an afternoon picnic near a pond in the Hammond area with a friend one day last month.

The annual Pearl Williams Memorial Breakfast was held May 24 at Pinewood Country Club, with guests remembering the late Slidell Councilwoman's dedicated service to community and challenging guests to follow her lead.

A 20-year-old Slidell man has been arrested for sex crimes involving juveniles following a multi-agency investigation, the state attorney general's office said Friday.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. - A death and medical emergencies in St. Tammany Parish are being associated with a new synthetic drug known to cause extreme violence, according to the St.

The saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." With that in mind and after much thought, I have decided to hang up my "freelance hat" as a neighborhood news writer for The Times-Picayune. For eight years, I have greatly enjoyed writing this column.

BATON ROUGE, La. - A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the state Senate.

Five years ago a Leadership Northshore class had a vision of Slidell residents gathering for fellowship and fresh food in Olde Towne Slidell.

Catholic school principals from throughout St. Tammany gather for a picture with Archdiocese of New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond at the second annual dinner presented by the Northshore Chapter of the Catholic Foundation.

The Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus marked Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013 by calling on their colleagues in the Legislature to act on the state's gender pay gap.

There is a man somewhere in the country who is battling leukemia and he might be saved by a man he has never met who lives in Slidell.

People go through the debris near Telephone Road and SW 4th Street after a tornado moves through Moore, Okla.

A 32-year-old Slidell woman charged with beating and stabbing a 50-year-old woman to death in 2005 during an argument over crack cocaine has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Clint Coslett, left, and Prilla Coslett were arrested Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after Slidell Police say they stole a printer from Walmart and then fled from police.

Stephanie Ducre was booked May 17, 2013, in the St. Tammany Parish Jail for exploitation of the infirm, theft by fraud and theft of assets of an aged person.

Landon McKenzie and Ed Fitzgerald design a boat at the Kids' Boat Shop operated by the St.

Cutting Edge Productions will hold auditions for Broadway's landmark rock musical "Rent" on May 26 at noon in Slidell.

Wesley Thomas won the 27th annual Big Bass Splash on Toledo Bend with his 9.62 lb day one catch.

Portions of the movie "My Own Lovesong" were shot at Lake Buhlow in Pineville in 2008.

'Surprising Facts on Chocolate and Wellness' will be the sweet subject of the next Women of Infinite Possibilities meeting in Slidell.

Slidell Elks Lodge 2321 Exalted Ruler Randy Bergeron of Slidell has been named Louisiana Elks Association Vice President East.