Skip to main content
Two-way now goes one way on Carey Street in Olde Towne

Two-way now goes one way on Carey Street in Olde Towne

  • BY KIM CHATELAIN | Contributing writer

A one block section of Carey Street in Olde Towne has been converted to a one-way for northbound vehicles as part of an effort to create more parking spaces and ease traffic flow in the Slidel…

Leadership St. Tammany marks 30th year of shaping parish

Leadership St. Tammany marks 30th year of shaping parish

  • BY KADEE KRIEGER | Contributing writer

As Leadership St. Tammany prepares to announce its 30th graduating class, the program’s founders say they are proud of the way it has helped shape the community over the past three decades.

It was a blue dress kind of spring run in Covington

It was a blue dress kind of spring run in Covington

  • Staff report

The St. Scholastica Alumnae Association's third annual Blue Dress Run recently played out in beautiful color — with all that fest-favorite blue garb — on a fabulous spring day in April. This f…

Tammany voters will decide on local tax issues on April 27

Tammany voters will decide on local tax issues on April 27

  • BY ANDREW CANULETTE Staff writer

All St. Tammany Parish voters can cast a ballot on April 27, deciding whether to approve a millage extension for the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District, which operates a secure facilit…

Abita council OKs continued tax program for historical hotel

Abita council OKs continued tax program for historical hotel

  • BY KIM CHATELAIN | Contributing writer

The 1890s vintage Abita Springs Hotel has received permission from the Town Council to continue participating in a state tax abatement program designed to encourage restoration of historical s…

Bush Recreation District getting active

Bush Recreation District getting active

  • BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer

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.

All-female jazz band to take the Dew Drop stage

All-female jazz band to take the Dew Drop stage

  • BY SHEILA GRISSETT | Staff writer

It's not every day that audiences get to experience a six-piece, all-female jazz ensemble, but get ready for it when the Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band takes the Dew Drop Jazz Hall stage on April 20 a…

Northshore Food Bank milestone: 40 years of sharing

Northshore Food Bank milestone: 40 years of sharing

  • BY JESSICA SAGGIO | Contributing writer

A lot has changed over the 40 years the Northshore Food Bank has been operating, but there is one thing that remains steady. The need, even in “affluent” St. Tammany Parish, persists.