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Plaquemines Seafood Fest, Tickfaw Italian Festival underway this weekend
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Those who aren't planning on attending Jazz Fest at the Fairgrounds this weekend can enjoy other fun-filled festivals across the area. The Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival is returning for its 20th year starting Friday night. The festival will have live music, carnival rides, and seafood.
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.
One killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash Wednesday morning
KENTWOOD - One person died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning, according to the Louisiana State Police. According to police, Samuel Raborn, 70, of Kentwood, died after his car traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment on LA Hwy 1057 near Pittman Road in Tangipahoa Parish. Raborn sustained fatal...
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.
Louisiana man sentenced to prison, physical castration for raping teen
A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region's district attorney. Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, pled guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on April 17. Authorities began investigating Sullivan in July 2022, when a young woman told the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office that Sullivan had assaulted her multiple times when she was 14. The assaults resulted in pregnancy, and a DNA test confirmed that Sullivan was the father of the child, the district attorney's office said. Sullivan had also groomed the...
Boil advisory issued for some residents of Denham Springs
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A boil advisory has been issued for some residents living in Livingston Parish. Ward Two Water District announced it is currently repairing the water main on Wax Road off of Juban Road (LA-1026). The company says the water pressure will drop below the Louisiana Department...
Shooting at Tangi Village Apartment leaves one dead, another injured
HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - Just before noon, the Tangi Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of gunfire at the Tangi Village Apartment Complex on Quick Blvd. on Tuesday (April 23). Officials arrived to find two individuals affected; one was fatally shot and pronounced dead at the scene, while the...
Deputies search for accused thieves; $4K in merchandise allegedly stolen
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying two people accused of theft. Deputies said $4,000 worth of merchandise was allegedly taken without payment. Authorities confirmed the two suspects targeted businesses in Livingston Parish. The thefts reportedly happened this...
Ponchatoula High School, Martha Vineyard Elementary School put on lockdown following shooting threat
PONCHATOULA — Ponchatoula High School and Martha Vinyard Elementary School were put on lockdown Tuesday morning after Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies were alerted to a potential shooter. Deputies responded to an anonymous tip that claimed someone was on their way to the high school with a gun around 11:30...
Religion Briefs: Mike Vaughn Ministries hosts gospel concert
The Rev. Mike Vaughn will lead a night of Southern gospel music on Friday, May 3, at Good News Fellowship Church, 13101 La. 442 West in Tickfaw. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and singing will start at 6:30 p.m. Vaughn will open the program, and at 7:30 p.m., special guest The Dixie Echoes from Pensacola, Florida, will perform.
Ponchatoula Police ask for help in identifying suspects in mailbox theft
PONCHATOULA - Police are asking for help in identifying people who stole from a Ponchatoula church's mailbox. The Ponchatoula Police Department shared photos on Monday of individuals in a dark red minivan stealing items out of the New Zion Baptist Church mailbox. It is unclear what was taken. Anyone with...
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