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TPSO seeks help to ID dog thief
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding three stolen puppies as well as identifying and locating the two suspects accused of taking them from a home in the Loranger area. In the evening hours of Saturday, June 22, deputies responded to a home in...
SLU’s Artigues to chair 2025 NCAA Division I Baseball Committee
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southeastern Louisiana University Director of Athletics Jay Artigues has been selected to serve as the chair of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee in 2024-25. Artigues is entering his fourth year on the committee which is responsible for selecting, seeding and bracketing the entire 64-team NCAA Tournament field. In addition, the committee is tasked with recommending rule changes and revisions to the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee.
Wedding times, guidelines available through individual churches
The reorganization of several parishes, scheduled to take effect July 1, could affect church availability. Contact the parishes for more information. St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Père Antoine Alley, New Orleans, (504) 525-9585, www.stlouiscathedral.org/matrimony: Wedding fee includes the church, cantor, organist, wedding director and security. Weddings scheduled Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m.; 1, 3 or 7 p.m., except holy days.
Candlelight vigil held for Loranger victims
LORANGER, La. — Saturday night, loved ones and members of the Loranger community gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember 35-year-old Callie and 4-year-old Erin Brunett. They were found dead two weeks prior, in what is being investigated as a double murder. The tragedy hit the roughly 7,000-person town...
NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Water Meters
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE TANGIPAHOA PARISH GOVERNMENT UNTIL, MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024, AT 10:00 AM. . IN THE TPC CHAMBERS, 206 E. MULBERRY STREET, AMITE, LOUISIANA ON THE FOLLOWING. WATER METERS. THEN AND THERE BIDS WIL BE OPENED AND READ ALOUD. BIDS...
Double rainbow spotted above Watson
WATSON - A double rainbow was spotted over Watson on Sunday evening. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office shared a photo of the beautiful sight just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The double rainbow comes before an excessive heat warning on Monday. For more information about the forecast, click here.
'They should always be remembered:' Candlelight vigil held for Loranger victims
LORANGER - Tangipahoa Parish residents gathered for candlelight vigil in remembrance of mother Callie Jo Brunett and her 4-year-old daughter Erin. "How could this happen to her of all people? She was a great mother. She was a good friend to those who needed her. And it's sad that this happened right here in our community," family friend of the Brunetts, Jenafer Sheridan, said.
LSP: 4 killed in multiple crashes in Livingston and West Baton Rouge Parishes
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police is currently investigating three separate crashes that killed four people. According to LSP, Kenneth M. Broussard II, 28, of Prairieville and Abigail Wheat, 22, of Denham Springs died from a two-vehicle crash on LA-16. Shortly before midnight on Friday, June 28, officials...
Theo Von brings his Southern charm and spontaneous stories to Las Vegas
Covington, La., had two famous residents before Theo Von rose to the top of comedy mountain. He’ll mention legendary floppy-socked New Orleans Jazz shooting guard “Pistol” Pete Maravich and former first-grader Lee Harvey Oswald while performing stand-up, but quickly pushes them out of audience members’ consciousnesses when he segues into stories drawn from his Covington years.
Horrific details emerge as Brunett killing suspect federally charged with kidnapping
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The man accused of killing Callie Brunett and her 4-year-old daughter made his first appearance in federal court in New Orleans on Friday, June 28. Daniel Callihan, 36, appeared before a magistrate judge where he was formally charged with kidnapping and transportation of a victim across state lines, according to his attorney, Kerry Cuccia. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 12.
STPSO Investigating Armed Robbery at Covington-area ATM
Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating after a man was robbed at gunpoint while using a Covington-area ATM. Shortly before 10 p.m. Friday (June 28) a black male wearing a mask and dark clothing approached a man who was making a deposit at an ATM outside a bank on Highway 21 near Covington. Armed with a pistol, the suspect demanded the money the victim was attempting to deposit and then left the area in a dark colored sedan.
BASEBALL: Eight Lions competing in summer leagues
HAMMOND --- The Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team has eight student-athletes honing their skills, playing for a collegiate summer league team. Senior catcher Bailyn Sorensen is spending the summer in Canada, playing for the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canada Baseball League. Three players are in Florida. Sophomore right-hander Kaleb...
Livingston: Young father killed overnight after hitting tree
LIVINGSTON — The family of Joseph Dodds is asking for the public’s help to raise funds to cover the cost of a funeral after an unexpected deadly crash. It was just before 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 when Louisiana State Police troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 63 near Hwy. 444 in Livingston. Troopers say Dodds was driving a 2022 Toyota Corolla south on Hwy. 63. For unknown reasons, Dodds went off the roadway and hit a tree. Troopers said he was not buckled and died at the scene. It’s unclear what led up to the crash and impairment is unknown at this time.
Hammond/Ponchatoula Sunrise Rotary Club sets July 4 flag-raising ceremony
The Hammond-Ponchatoula Sunrise Rotary Club Fourth of July flag-raising will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Hammond Square. The 80-foot flagpole will fly a new American flag is 20 feet by 30 feet. It will replace the flag that has been flying since last July Fourth. The flag is visible...
Around Livingston for July 3, 2024
The Livingston-Tangipahoa Advocate is publishing candidate prepared announcements for the Nov. 5 elections. Announcements must include the candidate's age, political party and education. All announcements must be less than 400 words and received by July 19. A color photo of the candidate also should be sent as a high resolution jpg attachment.
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