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New Orleans metro housing market sees dramatic drop in sales
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans housing market stretches well beyond the city’s limits. It covers 10 parishes, and what’s happening within the market has realtors concerned. “Well, overall it’s dramatic for the time, that’s for sure,” said Mark Rodi, broker and owner of RE/MAX Affiliates in...
'High-end' stolen trucks, SUV found at St. Tammany storage facility, sheriff says
Warrants have been issued for a Madisonville area man in connection with the weekend discovery of several "high-end" vehicles that had been stolen out of the Houston area, authorities said. The St. Tammany Sheriff's Office said the four vehicles -- a GMC Sierra 2500 truck, two GMC Sierra 1500s, and...
15-year-old girl dies after ‘accidental’ shooting in St. Tammany Parish
GOODBEE, La. (WVUE) - A 15-year-old girl has died after being “accidentally” shot inside a home in St. Tammany Parish, according to officials. The incident happened around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16 in the 100 block of Eagle Landing Drive. The girl was sitting in the living...
Rec District Secretary Arrested for Theft
The former secretary of a local recreation district has been arrested after stealing more than $25,000 from the district. Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Financial Crimes Division were notified in January by board members of the Pearl River-based St. Tammany Recreation District 7 concerning the possibility of missing funds in the district’s account.
5 teens arrested after chase in stolen car from Covington to Hammond, deputies say
HAMMOND — Officials said Monday that five teenagers in a stolen car were arrested after a chase through parts of St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. All five are minors and were not identified by Tangipahoa Parish deputies. Covington Police had tried to pull over their vehicle early Friday, but...
Madisonville man wanted after stolen luxury cars found at storage facility
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for a Madisonville man accused of stealing cars from a storage facility in the Goodbee area. Deputies said that on Saturday morning they were called to the 73000 block of Highway 1077 due to...
Lacombe man guilty of second degree murder in case of body dumped in Florida
COVINGTON --- District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 12, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning guilty verdicts on all charges against 37-year-old Patrick “Paris” McCarty of Lacombe arising out of the fatal beating of 36-year-old Joshua James in 2022.
10 unlocked vehicles burglarized near Slidell, 2 Mississippi men arrested
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Two men from Mississippi were arrested in connection to more than 10 vehicle burglaries in St. Tammany Parish the sheriff said. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith says the unlocked vehicles were burglarized last week in the Bluffs neighborhood near Slidell. Sheriff Smith says...
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