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A beautiful sight in Slidell's night
It was still hot as blazes late Saturday afternoon when gates opened to the Slidell Heritage Festival; so hot, the National Weather Service pegged the heat index at 109 degrees at 5 p.m. But it takes more than a southeast Louisiana scorcher to stop festival fans from enjoying this annual rite of summer that raises money for local nonprofits and features a masterful fireworks display at 9 p.m. Before the fireworks, Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters entertained the crowd, and after the pyrotechnics, Karen Waldrup and her band got everybody going again. The event, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Slidell and Slidell northshore in conjunction with the City of Slidell and the St. Tammany Farmer, has distributed more than $1,000,000 to local charities over the past 25 years. This year's recipients are the Slidell Police Association; the Boy Scouts Cypress District; Notes for Education Northshore; Truth in Nature; and the Bayou Lacombe Cardinals.
MML Honors 2024 Municipal Excellence Awards Winners at Annual Conference
The Mississippi Municipal League (MML) recognized the 2024 Municipal Excellence Awards winners at the 93rd Annual MML Conference Award Luncheon. The event occurred at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 11:15 a.m. The Excellence Awards program, established in 1993, acknowledges cities that utilize innovative problem-solving, excellence in management, […] The post MML Honors 2024 Municipal Excellence Awards Winners at Annual Conference appeared first on Picayune Item.
Mandeville Mayor Clay Madden, City Council members sworn in
Five members of the City Council and incumbent Mayor Clay Madden took their oaths of office June 28 before a standing room crowd at a community center named for former Mayor Paul Spitzfaden. The six officially began their four-year terms on July 1. The group consists of two incumbent City...
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