Slidell News

A secret sisterhood that formed in 1869 by seven young women and has grown today to almost a quarter of a million members including five north shore chapters has named Mary-Brent Brown of Covington as a recipient of its prestigious STAR Scholarship .

The state Court of Appeals has upheld a Copiah County judge's dismissal of a post-conviction petition filed by David Carter.

Slidell Heritage Festival will be held July 4 from 3 to 11 p.m. at Heritage Park in Slidell.

Pictured welcoming 'Justice the Pelican' to Slidell City Court are artist Julie Graff of Metairie; Slidell City Court Judge James 'Jim' Lamz; paralegal Desiree Doucet, with Lamz Law Firm; Children's Wish Endowment Board Vice-President and local paralegal Angelle DeGruy Morley; Pelicans on Parade Coordinator and local attorney Laura Mauffray ... (more)

Slidell angler Vito Neal caught this 6-pound speckled trout -- along with two 5-pounders -- during a Sunday trip to the eastern edge of Lake Borgne.

An unattended frying pan on the stove sparked a fire that caused moderate damage to the kitchen of a house in Slidell over the weekend, authorities reported Monday.

The Times-Picayune reports crews will be striping the surface and replacing concrete panels and curbs at the Oak Harbor park & ride lot near Slidell.

The couple will be united in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at seven o'clock in the evening on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Victorian in Broussard, Louisiana.

"Mr. Jabbia has lots of student support and the respect of the faculty," said District 15 School Board member Mary K. Bellisario.

A new location is planned for the East St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce National Flood Insurance Program update breakfast.

Two North Slidell residents have made it their mission to find and have their pictures taken with all the pelicans that have been displayed throughout the city of Slidell.

Cutting Edge Theater will present the regional premier of "The Smell Of the Kill" July 12-27 in Slidell.

The St. Tammany Parish School Board welcomed four new school principals Thursday night during its meeting in Covington.

Southern Fried Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo offers live music, beaucoup fried foods, and another excuse to pass a good time at a Louisiana festival .

St. Tammany Fire District No. 1, the Slidell Police Department, the Jennings Police Department and several faith-based organizations together collected 29,000 pounds of food to send to Oklahoma tornado victims.

Lecia Urich, 47, of Belle Chasse, a fortuneteller convicted of scamming customers, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly conning a woman out of $14,000.

A Slidell woman accused of using a counterfeit check to pay for private school tuition was charged Thursday with forgery in a bill of information filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New Orleans.

Richard Breaux, manager of the Slidell Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic , recently was the featured speaker at a meeting of the Camellia City Kiwanis Club .

"This program is designed to help them choose a career field before they get to college," said Christy Wiebelt of the School to Work program.

If it weren't for that, the handless corpse of Charles Fisher might have gone on rotting in a 160-quart ice chest for some while, and the Social Security Administration might still have been unaware that Debra Fisher and Heidi Todd were collecting his benefits.