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Bush Recreation District getting active
Teresa Landrum can't help but smile as she waves to each person entering the St. Tammany Parish Recreation District No. 2 gym in Bush on a sunny Thursday morning. The gym will soon be filled with more than a dozen women for a yoga class. "It started a couple of...
Pearl River recovering after April 10 storms leave houses damaged, flooded
As Tanya Michel stood among heaps of belongings strung across the front yard of her Pearl River home, she struggled for the right words. A million or so thoughts were muddling her focus as she worked back tears while telling her story. “They’re gutting my whole house,” she said, as...
Sheriff believes estranged husband who stalked wife, planned killing
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — It was on a quiet Bedico community street back in March where Tangipahoa Parish investigators responded to a call from a young woman. “She had come home and found her mother unresponsive on the floor in the bedroom, covered in blood,” said chief of operations at the sheriff’s office, Jimmy Travis.
United Way helping those impacted by last week's tornado
SLIDELL, La. — While it’s easy to forget the aftermath of last Wednesday’s severe weather, Angelena Pepper still has three holes in her roof after three trees crashed into her granddaughter’s bedroom, soaking everything inside. “It’s pretty devastating,” Angelena Pepper said. “When it first happened, it...
Six states, six sports highlight Fontainebleau signing class
Fontainebleau's spring signing class featured nine athletes who will continue their athletic careers in six different states. Six different sports were represented as the athletes signed individually on stage in the Fontainebleau auditorium on April 15. Outside hitter Ally Alfonso signed with Southeastern for beach volleyball. Alfonso finished her senior...
'Operation Blessing' | Virginia organization helps Slidell residents rebuild
SLIDELL, La. — Governor Jeff Landry has signed an emergency declaration for last week's severe storms and tornadoes, that will allow affected parishes the use of state resources to assist with the recovery process. In the meantime, people across St. Tammany are depending on the kindness of strangers, from...
Police in Louisiana release dramatic body camera footage from tornado response
Police in Slidell, Louisiana, released a dramatic new video of an officer's body camera moments after an EF-2 tornado tore through the city. The 10-minute-long video is a condensed version of an over 45-minute rescue from the body camera of Officer Rodney West with the Slidell Police Department. West is...
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