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Summer in St. Tammany slows as the temps climb
ELVIS & CONWAY: One day only, but two tribute performances: The Elvis Experience at 2 p.m. and the Conway Twitty Tribute at 8 p.m., both on July 13 and both starring Birmingham, Alabama-based performer David Lee at the Cutting Edge Theater, 767 Robert Blvd. in Slidell. Get tickets for the shows at Eventbrite or go online to cuttingedgetheater.com for step-by-step instructions on texting for discounted tickets.
Both suspects in custody after series of ATM drive-thru robberies resulted in chase, crash in Slidell
UPDATE: The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office announced that the second suspect that was still at large, Leonard Howard, turned himself in to custody on Friday afternoon. Two men suspected in a series of robberies of customers using drive-thru ATM at banks in St. Tammany, Orleans and Jefferson Parishes led law enforcement agencies on a chase that ended in a crash in Slidell late Wednesday night.
Multi-parish investigation into ATM armed robberies leads to crash in Slidell
SLIDELL, La. — Two New Orleans men wanted for armed robbery have been arrested Friday. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and Mandeville Police Department issued warrants for two New Orleans men accused of armed robbery. Police say the robberies happened last week in Mandeville. On June 26 and...
STPSO investigates an officer-involved shooting incident in Mandeville
MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - Detectives from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Major Crimes Division are investigating a shooting involving a Mandeville police officer. The incident occurred Friday evening (July 5) in the 700 block of Heavens Drive. Police say no law enforcement personnel were injured, and authorities have secured...
Two dead after violent domestic incident in Mandeville, authorities say
MANDEVILLE, La. (WVUE) - A woman died and the man who shot her was killed by police in a violent domestic incident Friday night (July 5), the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The STPSO announced Friday it was asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Mandeville, but provided...
Mandeville police involved in Friday shooting, authorities say
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office was investigating a shooting that involved Mandeville police officers Friday night, the Mandeville Police Department said. In a Facebook post, the department said the shooting took place in the 700 block of Heavens Drive, and that no officers were injured. A Mandeville police spokesperson...
Mandeville police officer shoots, kill man accused of killing woman
MANDEVILLE, La. — The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting that involved a Mandeville police officer. St. Tammany Parish Coroner, Dr. Christopher Tape, has identified David Vang, 46, and Laina Lee, 48 as the two people killed in this incident. STPSO says the incident began...
STPSO Releases Information Concerning Officer Involved Shooting
Detectives with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Major Crimes Division were called to investigate a shooting which occurred Friday (July 5) evening, involving officers with the Mandeville Police Department. The incident originated when an officer with Mandeville Police responded to a residence in the 700 block of Heavens Drive...
Mandeville Police shoot and kill man who they say fatally shot a woman fleeing from home
MANDEVILLE, La. — A Mandeville police officer shot and killed a man who fatally shot a woman running from a home and screaming for help Friday evening, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said Saturday. The incident occurred in the 700 block of Heavens Drive. According to the...
STPSO searching Foutainbleu State Park for wanted individual
St. Tammany Parish Deputes are searching in Mandeville for a wanted individual. The suspect was reported to have been seen in the area of Fountainbleu State Park and Tammany Trace. Residents may see a large police presence in that area and are asked to avoid the area if possible.
'Pride or die:' Queer Northshore champions LGBTQ+ support in rural Louisiana
Mel Manuel and Jeremy JF Thompson struggled to meet other LGBTQ+ folks when they moved to Covington three years ago. Having previously lived in New Orleans, Manuel and Thompson, who both use they/them pronouns, felt out of place in a less urban and more conservative region. Manuel, 40, and Thompson, 43, decided to create their own LGBTQ+ safe space. Two and a half years ago, the best friends co-founded Queer Northshore, a nonprofit based in St. Tammany Parish, to promote LGBTQ+ visibility, community and acceptance in Louisiana’s northshore region.
STPSO Issues Warrants in Connection with Armed Robbery
-------- St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s detectives have issued warrants for the arrests of two New Orleans men in connection with an armed robbery which occurred last week in the Covington area. June 28, detectives with the STPSO Major Crimes Unit were notified after a man was robbed at gunpoint...
St. Tammany deputies seen dodging massive waterspout on Lake Pontchartrain
MADISONVILLE, La. — Two St. Tammany deputies patrolling Lake Pontchartrain Thursday captured incredible video of a massive waterspout. The waterspout was seen near Madisonville around 3 p.m. The St. Tammany Sheriff's Office shared a video of Deputy Jordan Salles and Deputy Chris Yoli in a boat when the waterspout...
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