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Trina Jones, 35, Tickfaw
TPSO arrests 3 on outstanding warrants
AMITE – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards report that the following subjects were arrested on July 6, 2011, on outstanding warrants.   James Baham (34 yoa) 20052 Jones Lane Ponchatoula, LA C...
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Lacie D. Truitt, O.D.
Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic welcomes Dr. Lacie Truitt
Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic is proud to welcome Dr.Truitt to our team! Dr. Truitt will begin seeing patients on July 5th at all three Bond-Wroten Eye Clinic locations. Lacie D. Truitt, O.D., is native ...
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Who is this man?
Caught on camera, trespassing & stealing
HAMMOND – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports the following:  Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for your assistance in identifying the subject in this photo.  Th...
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Sterling Poole, 36, Ponchatoula
Deputies arrest Ponchatoula man; charged with battery and resisting arrest
PONCHATOULA – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that on July 6, 2011, deputies arrested 36 year old Sterling Poole of 23481 Redwood Dr. POOLE was arrested and charged with Second Deg...
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GATHERING TOGETHER FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Local and state officials gathered together on Wednesday, June 29 for the annual Emergency Preparedness informational meeting hosted by Tangipahoa Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. From left are Tangi911 Director Dennis Darouse, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards, Tangipahoa Parish OHSEP Director Dawson Primes, Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Interim Director Pat Santos, and National Weather Services' Frank Rivette.
Parish hosts emergency preparedness meeting
Local and state officials gathered together at Camp Chemekette in Robert on Wednesday, June 29 to discuss and inform one another about their preparations for the current hurricane season, as well a...
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Bank of Greensburg merges with First Guaranty Bank
First Guaranty Bancshares Announces the Completion of its Merger with Greensburg Bancshares, Inc. July 1, 2011 Hammond, LA: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”), the parent company of...
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Independence Police Chief Frank Edwards III
Independence Police urge residents to be safe; thefts from unlocked vehicles
After a rash of so-called "break-ins" of vehicles within the town of Independence, Police Chief Frank Edwards III is urging residents to be smart and safe. "I can't really call them 'burglaries', b...
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Amite City Council Special Meeting: Budget Bickering
Passing of the budget caused an uproar during the Amite City Council meeting Monday night, June 27 at the city hall. The councilmen had split votes on two motions pertaining to the proposed budget ...
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Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa holds annual luncheon
Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa welcomed numerous esteemed guests and friends to their third annual Crime Stoppers Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 17. Executive Director Jodie Powell welcomed everyone...
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PREPARING FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY
Preparing for the Fourth!
Amite City Development Manager Vince LaBarbera, left, and City Councilman Neil Currier are pictured preparing flags to fly on the city streets for the 4th of July holiday. Citizens of Amite owe the...
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School Board may modify Desegregation Plan
Attorneys for the Tangipahoa Parish School Board could as early as Wednesay, June 29, submit a "modification" to their 2009 desegregation plan in a move that could, in essence, be the first step to...
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Franklinton Resident charged with Insurance Fraud
Following an investigation into alleged altered medical documents, troopers assigned to the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit arrested Hollis Kagler (B/F age 43) of Franklinton, LA on one...
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I-55 southbound lane congested
One vehicle accident i-55 southbound between amite and independence. Left lane of traffic is closed due to partial road blockage. Take extreme caution!
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RVFD and TPFD fight a structure fire in Roseland
Roseland Volunteers respond to structure fire on Tangipahoa Avenue
In the late evening hours of Sunday, November 14, Roseland Volunteer Fire Department was called out for a structure fire at a residence on Tangipahoa Avenue. Reports came in that no one was believe...
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Deseg Judge orders School Board to call for tax election; but vows plan will move forward regardless of tax outcome
NEW ORLEANS---Describing the situation akin to "paying for our ancestors' mistakes," a federal district court judge on Friday insisted that the parties in a 45-year-old Tangipahoa school desegregat...
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Free Thanksgiving Dinners being served at the Greater Refuge Temple Ministries
If you're strapped for funds for this Thanksgiving or a struggling student, you don't have to do without a turkey dinner. Greater Refuge Temple Ministries will be serving the traditional Thanksgivi...
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Raising the colors - Veterans Day 2010
Honoring 24 million who protect, and protected, U.S.
By Jim Butler LSN Butlers and their kin have worn the nation’s colors since 1861. Volunteers, they have survived duty in trenches in Tennessee, forests in Germany, skies over the Pacific, hedgerow...
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Traffic flow onto I-55 from Highway 16
Thursday, November 11 11:15 a.m. West-bound traffic on Highway 16 will have to take a less direct route to enter onto the Southbound side of I-55. Due to construction work, cars to enter the inters...
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Donated Goods Pilfered
A large pile of items that were dropped off in the back of God's Store House over the weekend of November 6 was damaged as individuals took it upon themselves to pilfer through the donated items. A...
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Statewide hotline available for reporting louts who litter
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is advocating the public to call the "Litterbug Hotline" whenever they witness somebody littering or observe an illegal dumping site. The ...
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APD arrests armed robbery suspect
On Wednesday, November 3, Amite police officers arrested Percy Griffin, a 64 year old black male from Amite, for armed robbery after Griffin had been shot attempting to rob the Piggly Wiggly in Ind...
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TPFD #1 responds to two major motor vehicle accidents
Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1 firefighters and emergency personnel responded to two separate major motor vehicle accidents over the weekend. The first accident occurred in the morning hours of...
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Amite woman pleads guilty to unlawful practice of law
Ruth Hill of Amite pleaded guilty to two counts of Unlawful Practice of Law, under R.S. 37:213 on Monday, October 25, in front of Judge Zorraine Waguespack and was sentenced to serve two years in p...
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APPRECIATION DINNER - Gathering for a photo at the event were (Bottom left to right) Lucy Bellavia, Alyson Lapuma, Gordon Burgess, Reynae Langlois, Lesli Bolner, (Top left to right) Luke Binner, Bobby Lee, Andy Currier, Russell Jackson, Kenny Williams, Joe Distefano, Jack Geautreau, Maurice Jordan, Tom Fagan and Larry Wilson.
Tangipahoa Parish sponsors Appreciation Dinner
Tangipahoa Parish Government recently sponsored an appreciation dinner for the parish's Developmental Code Committee.   Along with the code committee, Center for Planning Excellence representatives...
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