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Defending champion French Settlement, Catholic-PC win Division IV semifinals
SULPHUR — Taking an early lead is no guarantee a team will win. But reigning Division IV nonselect champion French Settlement also solid defense and an ace in the circle. It was more than enough to pave the way for the fifth-seeded Lions’ 7-2 victory over top-seeded Logansport in Friday’s semifinal action at the LHSAA state softball tournament at North Frasch Park.
Gonzales Fire Protection tax renewed with 77% approval
Yesterday’s ballot included the renewal of a longstanding property tax funding Gonzales Fire Department. A paltry 8.5% turnout yielded better than a 3-1 approval when the votes were tallied last night. Only 648 citizens bothered to exercise the franchise, with 77% of them responding in the affirmative to:. Shall...
Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's office searching for suspect accused in Hammond apartment complex murder
HAMMOND, La. — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder that happened Tuesday morning before just before noon in a Hammond apartment complex. Investigators said they received a call to the Tangi Village apartment complex on the West Side of the University Exit near Hammond and Quick Boulevard.
Firefighters help save 9-year-old boy pinned between 2 cars in crash
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A 9-year-old boy remains hospitalized after the vehicle he was in was hit by a truck and he was pinned between vehicles on Sunday morning. The Walker family says their son Codi was in a parked vehicle when he went to the back to grab a toy, but that’s when a truck slammed into the back of the van, pinning him.
$7,000 of construction equipment stolen from Denham Springs; officers seeking person of interest
DENHAM SPRINGS - Officers are searching for a potential suspect after multiple burglaries left $7,000 worth of construction equipment missing. The Denham Springs Police Department said the equipment was reportedly stolen from the area of the Hampton Inn Hotel after multiple burglaries. Officers were seeking a person of interest and...
Louisiana resident awaiting extradition on weapons offense
A Louisiana resident wanted in Utah is now awaiting extradition after being arrested in Vicksburg. According to information from Vicksburg Police Department (VPD), 46-year-old Jerry Pettis, of Prairieville, La., was taken into custody Tuesday after officers responded to a possible auto burglary in the 2100 block of Iowa Boulevard. “Pettis was found to have warrants […]
Three BR area teams lost by one run at LHSAA softball tourney. Here's their stories
SULPHUR — Reigning champion French Settlement held the lead going into the bottom of the seventh innng, but couldn't hold on. Title-game MVP Taylor Gongre’s triple brought in the winning run as third-seeded Montgomery came away with a 5-4 victory over in a Division IV nonselect title-game rematch on Saturday at Frasch Park.
Hammond wholesale food company to spend $21 million to buy, renovate building
S&W Wholesale Foods, a Hammond-based company, said it will spend $21 million to purchase and renovate an existing Tangipahoa Parish distribution facility. The work is expected to create 60 construction jobs and retain more than 100 existing jobs, Louisiana Economic Development officials said. The work, which will involve replacing a roof and adding office space to the building, should be completed by the end of the year.
Central Police to driver who caused big rig crash: 'You may want to turn yourself in'
CENTRAL - Days after a crash that caused the most complicated rescue effort in decades, police are calling out to the driver who caused the crash, encouraging them to turn themselves in. The Central Police Department responded to a crash on April 19 that left an 18-wheeler overturned with the...
Mother of 4 killed in stabbing, deputies say
HAMMOND, La. (WAFB) - Deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify the person involved in the deadly stabbing of a mother of four. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the stabbing happened around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, on West Pleasant Ridge Road in Hammond.
Louisiana hospital closes after licenses revoked
Prairieville (La.) Family Hospital closed April 29 after the Louisiana Department of Health determined that the hospital violated state hospital laws and regulations, leading to the revocation of its license. In a March 20 letter to Prairieville Family Hospital, obtained by Becker's, the state DOH detailed that the hospital had...
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