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Registration begins Thursday for annual Uniforms for Kids in Amite, Hammond
St. Vincent de Paul's annual Uniforms for Kids registration and pickup will be Thursday, July 11, and Friday, July 12, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, July 13, from 8 a.m. until noon for students in Pre-K to 8th grade for the 2024-25 school year. Organizers said students...
Ponchatoula couple safe after boat flips over in Lake Maurepas Saturday morning
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker is happy to report that a Ponchatoula couple is safe after being rescued in Lake Maurepas on Saturday morning, July 6. The couple reported idling west of the I-55 bridge in Lake Maurepas around 8 a.m. to collect crab traps when a change in winds flipped their boat over. They were quickly spotted by other boaters thanks to their life vests and pulled to safety.
Couple rescued from Lake Maurepas
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — A couple is safe after being stranded in Lake Maurepas Saturday morning, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. The incident happened around 8 a.m. when the couple was collecting crab traps in the lake when their boat flipped over. TPSO said "they were quickly...
Texas Man arrested in Tangipahoa Parish on drug and weapons charges
TANGIPAHOA — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) arrested Shawn Gray, 25, of Beaumont, TX, following a sizable arrest involving multiple drug and weapons offenses. The charges against him include felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a weapon while possessing controlled dangerous substances (CDS), operating a...
Ponchatoula couple rescued after boat flips in Lake Maurepas
A couple was rescued from Lake Maurepas Saturday morning after their boat flipped over. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office says the couple was west of the I-55 bridge in Lake Maurepas around 8 a.m. collecting crab traps when their boat flipped due to the change of wind. The couple was spotted...
Two women turn themselves in after they allegedly stole three German Shepherd puppies
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Sarah Folse and 52-year-old Deanna Witten, both of Amite, turned themselves in yesterday after they allegedly stole three German Shepherd puppies last weekend from a home in the Loranger area. TPSO spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue. “They did not provide detectives with any potential...
Texas man arrested, facing multiple drug, gun charges following probation violation
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — A Texas man has been arrested by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and is facing multiple drug and weapons charges. Shawn Gray, 25, of Beaumont, Texas, was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Wednesday. Early on Wednesday, the Louisiana Department of Probation and Parole...
TPSO: Suspects arrested in stolen puppy investigation
LORANGER---Two suspects sought in the case of three stolen puppies have been arrested. Sarah Folse, 31, and Deanna Witten, 52, both of Amite, turned themselves into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Thursday, July 4. They were each booked on one count of Felony Theft and Trespassing. In the evening hours...
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