Tangipahoa Parish, LA

FLUKER - Firefighters from 10 different departments helped tackle a massive fire at a scrapyard that raged all Friday evening into Saturday morning. Tangipahoa Fire officials said they first responded to the blaze before 6 p.m. Friday at a business on US 51, saying the response would "last long into the night." Around 11 a.m. Saturday, multiple departments were still at the scene getting the fire under control.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking anyone with information about an attempted armed robbery/carjacking which occurred in Loranger on Tuesday afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m., on May 17, 2022, a female shopper was attempting to leave the Dollar General Store on Highway 40 in Loranger when an unknown male approached her vehicle and attempted to rob her. The victim had just exited the store and was sitting in the driver's seat preparing to leave. As the victim was facing the passenger seat adjusting her personal belongings, she turned back around to discover the male standing in her open driver's doorway. The male then brandished a handgun, pointed it at her and demanded the keys to her vehicle. The victim managed to get away from the suspect and relocated inside the store and called for help. The suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction.

An investigation is underway following a commercial fire in Tangipahoa Parish.

Authorities in Tangipahoa Parish have identified the man they say opened fire on Hammond High School’s graduation ceremony Thursday night.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH - Firefighters are tackling a massive junkyard fire in Fluker on Friday evening. Tangipahoa Fire District 1 said they were responding to the blaze around 6 p.m. Friday at a commercial structure on US 51. Crews from Roseland, Kentwood, Loranger, Husser, Independence and Wilmer are also reportedly on...

Southeastern University made the announcement on Twitter.

HAMMOND, La. — Authorities say three people were shot as hundreds of people were exiting the Hammond High School graduation ceremony on Southeastern Louisiana University's campus on Thursday night. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron said 20-year-old Trent Thomas of Hammond, La., has been booked on several charges, including three...

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking anyone with information about an attempted armed robbery/carjacking which occurred in Loranger on Tuesday afternoon. Just after 4:30 PM on May 17, 2022, a female shopper was attempting to leave the Dollar General Store on Highway 40 in Loranger when an unknown male approached her vehicle and attempted to rob her. The victim had just exited the store and was sitting in the driver’s seat preparing to leave. As the victim was facing the passenger seat adjusting her personal belongings, she turned back around to discover the male standing in her open driver’s doorway. The male then brandished a handgun, pointed it at her and demanded the keys to her vehicle. The victim managed to get away from the suspect and relocated inside the store and called for help. The suspect then fled the area in an unknown direction.

AMITE, La. (BRPROUD) – A 17-year-old has been arrested by the Amite City Police Department (ACPD) after running from police for burglarizing a person’s vehicle. ACPD says they received a call from a resident on May 17 around 7:30 a.m. about someone breaking into a car in the 500 block of North 1st Street. Police say the resident told them that they saw a person on the passenger side of the vehicle with the door open. When the suspect saw the resident coming outside, he ran towards the Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds and then into a wooded area, according to ACPD.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Demetrius Shields (B/M 47 Years of age). Shields has numerous outstanding warrants through the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office for several burglaries committed at Highway 51 Scrap located just outside of Fluker, La along with several failures to appear in court.

Outgoing Hammond High Magnet Principal Shelly Gaydos is calling for Tangipahoa Parish to show their support for the students from her school, whose graduation was marred by gun violence Thursday night, by asking the community to wear purple on Monday, May 23. On Saturday, Gaydos broke her silence after Thursday...

Three people were shot and one person was injured in the resulting chaos that followed as the Hammond High School graduation ceremony late Thursday ended at Southeastern Louisiana University, authorities said Friday. Trent Thomas, 20, of Hammond, was arrested shortly after the shots were reported around 8 p.m. He faces...