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Meet Your Neighbor: Showcasing Larry Casso’s Artwork
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Brad and Stacey Casso know that putting together an art show can be a lot like building a puzzle. “You have to visualize what you want to see in the end,” Brad said from the top of a ladder. The couple is measuring,...
Boil advisory lifted for Village of Tangipahoa
TANGIPAHOA — A boil advisory put into effect for the Village of Tangipahoa has been lifted, the town's government announced Friday morning. The mayor's office asked residents to boil their tap water following Tuesday's extreme weather. "The Village of Tangipahoa Water System has experienced problems with our water supply...
Tuesday storms result in heavy damage in Tangipahoa Parish
TANGIPAHOA PARISH - Throughout Tangipahoa Parish Tuesday, rain, strong winds and two tornadoes pounded the area. According to Storm Station Meteorologist Malcolm Byron, wind speeds approaching 75 miles per hour were detected by radar a couple of hundred feet above ground near Amite City. Crews were out working early Wednesday morning, going to multiple towns throughout the parish.
Tornadoes confirmed in southwest Mississippi storms, thousands remain without power
BROOKHAVEN — Severe thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday have knocked out power to thousands of people across southwest Mississippi. Fortunately, the storms brought cooler temperatures. National Weather Service in New Orleans reported there were two tornadoes in Pike County and Tagniphoa Parish. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Gillsburg and travel northeast to […] The post Tornadoes confirmed in southwest Mississippi storms, thousands remain without power appeared first on Daily Leader.
Reward increased for information on escaped inmate from Tangipahoa Parish Jail
AMITE - In an effort to catch the last of four escaped inmates, the Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office announced an increased reward for any information leading to the capture of a man who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, of Amite, is the last of four inmates that...
Masons from Louisiana, New York to reenact local Civil War history in St. Francisville with festival
A Civil War reenactment will take place on Saturday, June 8, in West Feliciana Parish. The day will include a jambalaya cookoff, a play and other events. The Day the War Stopped Festival will feature Freemasons from Feliciana Lodge #31 and St. George's Lodge #6 in Schenectady, N.Y.
Storm damage recovery underway in Amite
AMITE CITY, La. — Recovery efforts are underway in Amite City after severe weather battered homes and businesses on Tuesday night. As of Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of customers were still without power. Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Mark Mohr was sitting at his desk at Amite Portable Buildings. “Everything...
2 kids hit by car in East Baton Rouge Parish
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two kids who were hit by a car in an East Baton Rouge Parish neighborhood Monday evening, June 10, are expected to recover, officials said. A spokeswoman with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said the two girls ran from behind a parked car in front of the moving vehicle.
Law enforcement makes plea to public after two major crashes in Central
CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - Members of law enforcement are making a plea to the public following two major traffic crashes in Central. One of the recent crashes on Magnolia Bridge Road killed three people and injured two more. Central Chief of Police Roger Corcoran says it’s the kind of crash that he hates responding to.
U.S. schools in disrepair desperate for infrastructure money
At Baker Heights Elementary, everything seems to be coming apart, and it's Timothy Scott's job to try to patch whatever's broken — whether it be falling ceiling tiles or a water fountain falling off the wall. "It could be fixed, it could be repaired, but we're pulling funding from the classroom," Scott said.Baker, Louisiana, just outside Baton Rouge, is home to roughly 12,000 people. Money is tight, and the population and tax base are shrinking. The infrastructure, including five school buildings that were all built in the 1950s, is crumbling. Across the U.S., the average public school building is...
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