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  1. Funds helping family after fireRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Times-Picayune

    St. Scholastica Academy has put out a call for donations for an Abita Springs family whose home was destroyed by a raging fire Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Covington, LA, New Orleans, LA

  2. Donations sought for victims of Tuesday's Abita Springs fireRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | NOLA.com

    St. Scholastica Academy has put out a call for donations for the family of Rick and Jeannine Rauch, who lost their Abita Springs home to a fire on Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Covington, LA

  3. Raging blaze destroys home of Abita Springs familyRead the original story

    Tuesday | Times-Picayune

    Four years after Katrina ruined their Lakeview home in New Orleans, and two years after moving to Abita Springs from a FEMA trailer, Rick and Jeannine Rauch have to start all over again.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Fire, Covington, LA

  4. Abita Springs fire means family flooded in Lakeview must start over again

    Tuesday | NOLA.com

    Rick and Jeannine Rauch moved to Range Line Road in Abita Springs two years ago.

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    Related Topix: Fire, New Orleans, LA, Covington, LA

  5. Armed Robbery at Walgreens in CovingtonRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | WGNO

    ... they arrived. A quick database search found the vehicle registered to an address at 73473 Hubert Flot Road in Abita Springs. Covington Officers accompanied St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies to the residence and found the man fitting the ...

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  6. Man Robs Walgreens Drug Store With ScrewdriverRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 20 | TheNewOrleansChannel

    ... wielding a screwdriver robbed a Covington drug store early Sunday, police said. Michael Lewis Sorapuru, 30, of Abita Springs, was arrested in connection to the robbery after a witness saw him fleeing the Walgreens Drug Store in Claiborne Hill. ...

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    Related Topix: Covington, LA

  7. Man arrested in Covington drug store robberyRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 20 | NOLA.com

    ... rob a drug store early Sunday while wielding a screwdriver, authorities said. Michael Louis Sorapuru, 30, of Abita Springs entered the Walgreens store, 1203 U.S. 190 Business, around 6 a.m. and demanded painkiller drugs, said Capt. Jack West, ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Covington, LA

  8. Man who allegedly robbed Covington store with screwdriver arrestedRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 20 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... down the license plate number on his white Cadillac Deville, and police were able to arrest him at his home in Abita Springs. Sorapuru is facing armed robbery charges. Police say they're still considering charging him with other offenses as well.

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    Related Topix: Covington, LA

  9. A church sale that leaves no sign of peace in N.S.Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 18 | The Globe and Mail

    ... pieces will all be trucked to New Orleans next year and the church is expected to be functional in downtown Abita Springs, a suburb of New Orleans, by late summer. Rev. Keene believes it will be cheaper than building a church to suit the character ...

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    Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Anglican, Religion

  10. POLICERead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Times-Picayune

    ... DWI, open container violation and improper parking on a roadway. Onstad N. Leif, 45, 70065 11th St., Abita Springs, was booked Nov. 29 with DWI and careless driving. Kenneth R. Solis, 40, 133 Louise Drive, Mandeville, was booked Dec. 1 with DWI and ...

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    Related Topix: Bogalusa, LA, Mandeville, LA, Ponchatoula, LA, Ruston, LA

  11. General budget grows in AbitaRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Times-Picayune

    The Abita Springs Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night approved a slightly higher general budget for 2010 than in the current year and a tad lower utility fund.

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  12. Tim Whitmer placed on paid leave as investigation continuesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | NOLA.com

    Jefferson Parish Chief Administrative Assistant Tim Whitmer, center, stands next to his wife Dawn as he listens to his attorney, Ralph Capitelli, speak to reporters outside federal court Dec.

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Gretna, LA, Marrero, LA, Jefferson, LA, Waggaman, LA

  13. Abita Springs aldermen adopt $1.35 million budgetRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Times-Picayune

    The Abita Springs Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night approved a slightly higher general budget for 2010 than the current year and a tad lower utility fund.

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  14. Northshore dodges a bullet with heavy rains

    Tuesday Dec 15 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... say the biggest concerns was in the smaller rivers, like the French Branch in Slidell and the Abita River near Abita Springs. "Most of them are all out of their banks," Davis said. "Water is not in any homes, but it is up yards, and that is typical ...

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Weather

  15. Deluge soaks Tammany, but so far spares homesRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Times-Picayune

    ... of school early Tuesday if they wished, and parish officials opened sandbag stations throughout the parish. Abita Springs received about 3.5 inches of rain, and its rivers were rising Tuesday morning. Some high water signs were erected to warn ...

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Weather

  16. Weather Information

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WGNO

    ... High Water - OPEN S. Black Lake Ct in Lake Village A- request for closure is PENDING Hwy 36 in Covington/Abita Springs A- OPEN Mandeville Intersection of Highland Drive and Maplewood Street - CLOSED ----- Due to the amount of rain received overnight ...

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Lacombe, LA, Covington, LA, Mandeville, LA, Pearl River, LA

  17. St. Tammany Parish schools allowing early dismissal; Slidell gets 7 inches of rain

    Tuesday Dec 8 | NOLA.com

    ... Forestwood at Sullivan; Robin at Oriole; Westlawn at Woodlawn and Meadowlawn; and Maris Stella at West Hall. Abita Springs received about 3.5 inches and its rivers were rising. Some high water signs were erected to warn people of the worst streets. ...

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    Related Topix: Slidell, LA, Weather, Mandeville, LA

  18. Arsonist owes lumber firmRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Times-Picayune

    ... and manufacturing a delayed-action incendiary device that damaged about 100 acres along Louisiana 1088 east of Abita Springs in late January and mid-February 2006. After the restitution hearing on Friday afternoon, Weyerhaeuser officials claimed ...

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    Related Topix: Pearl River, LA, Swartz, LA

  19. Arsonist ordered to pay nearly $39,000 for setting fires in 2006

    Friday Dec 4 | Times-Picayune

    ... a delayed-action incendiary device for about 100 acres of damage he caused along Louisiana 1088, east of Abita Springs in late January and mid-February 2006. After the restitution hearing on Friday afternoon, Weyerhaeuser officials claimed ...

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    Related Topix: Pearl River, LA, Swartz, LA

  20. St. Tammany Parish Councilman Al Hamauei will host a town hall...

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Times-Picayune

    ... place at the Lacombe Community Center at John Davis Park, at U.S. 190 and 12th Street. Residents from Lacombe, Abita Springs, Mandeville and Covington are invited to attend. The conversation will focus on growth and development, traffic and ...

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    Related Topix: Lacombe, LA, Mandeville, LA, Covington, LA

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