Slidell News

One man is dead, and a second seriously injured, after a train hit them early this morning.

Twelve Mardi Gras krewes take to the streets of New Orleans and its surrounding areas Saturday.

There's no need to wait till a promised investigation at Boyet Junior High School is complete.

Although you may have to get out the umbrellas and rain gear, the first official weekend of Mardi Gras 2012 is here.

Textron Marine & Land Systems has laid off about eight percent of its Louisiana workforce since the start of the year, company spokeswoman Sharon Corona said today.

Pope John Paul II Catholic High School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with Saint Margaret Mary and Our Lady of Lourdes.

The St. Tammany Parish courthouse in Covington is not known as a place where defense attorneys, particularly overworked indigent defenders, tend to expect many victories.

A Kenner man who is serving 25 years in prison for shooting an acquaintance to death in a hotel room in 1994 has been denied a commutation of his sentence .

School officials in Slidell, LA don't have much to say about "malicious drawings" from a seventh grade class that depict malicious drawings of President Obama , including one of him with a bullet hole in his head, but they should.

The 5-year-old Krewe of Sisters of Slidell organization, just 13 members strong, put on another fabulous Carnival celebration Jan.

The time for the 29th annual Rosary Procession and Benediction on Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church has been changed, due to the feast day falling on the day of a Carnival parade.

The third weekend of the Slidell Carnival parade season will kick off Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Olde Towne with the original walking Krewe of Mona Lisa and MoonPie .

Krewe de Paws selected its 2012 royalty at a meeting where all things "dog" were celebrated.

Though I've been told, "once a queen, always a queen," I will only officially wear the crown of Queen Samaritan until Saturday night, when the reign I have shared during the past year with former Parish President Kevin Davis, director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, will officially draw to a close with the ... (more)

When L. Steve Abram of Slidell steps out on stage Saturday, he'll mark a return to his first love, Gospel music.

Officials inside the St. Tammany Parish school system remained mum the day after news spread of a Slidell-area junior high school art display depicting students' malicious drawings and altered pictures of President Barack Obama .

A convicted felon may keep the homestead exemption on his home near Slidell, even though he's been in prison for more than a year and isn't expected to return anytime soon.

First United Methodist Church in Slidell hosted a Meet and Greet brunch Jan. 28 to introduce Louisiana United Methodist Church Family Services', or LUMCFS, new chief executive officer Rick Wheat to representatives of the New Orleans District of the United Methodist Church.

The search for a missing Louisiana man whose vehicle was found abandoned in Adams County almost two weeks ago was moved to Louisiana Tuesday.

The traffic circle at the intersection of Brownswitch Road and Robert Boulevard is nearly finished, but the opinions about its effectiveness are pouring in.