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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.
Coast Life: OLG Crab Fest celebrates 40-year Fourth of July tradition
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - One of the longest-running Fourth of July Coast Life traditions continues this week in Bay St. Louis. “I couldn’t live anywhere else, I love Bay St. Louis,” Jimmy Osbourn said. A big reason why Bay St. Louis is such a great place...
Coast officials urging firework safety during Fourth of July celebrations
GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) - With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, many cities on the Coast like Diamondhead and Long Beach, have already kicked off the celebrations with firework shows this weekend. While those were put on by trained professionals, you may want to have your own show at...
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.
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