Tangi Gumbo

The Hammond Police Department is investigating a September 8 burglary at Walmart, 2799 West Thomas Street, in which an unidentified suspect stole about $8,000 from a lock box.

The Alligator

LI-GO! LI-GO! To out-er space I go!I know that when you read that first line, you sang that line in your best ‘Seven Dwarfs’ voice. Right?In case you don’t know what LIGO is, it is a very short acronym for a very long name: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory.

Tangi Gumbo

Florida Parishes Human Services Authority (FPHSA) is proud to announce the appointment of JoBeth Valentino to its Governing Board as the representative for Washington Parish.Ms. Valentino brings over 30 years of professional and management experience in the social services and healthcare sectors.

Pablo’s Prep Pigskin

North Tangipahoa’s annual grudge match highlights week number two of the LHSAA football season. The Kentwood Kangaroos look to rebound from a 3226 loss to East Feliciana when they travel to take on the Jewel Sumner Cowboys, who knocked off St. Helena 41-18 that same night.

Campus Corner

Earlier this week, the Southeastern Lion baseball team announced a pair of fall exhibition games that include matchups with their nearest NCAA neighbors.In November, Coach Bobby Barbier’s crew plays host to the defending national champion LSU Tigers on November 9.

The Alligator

Howdy to my favorite swampies! It’s your favorite frostbitten four-toed friend, Cold Hardhide, coming to you barely alive from the frozen tundra of the Tangi swamp.I might have mentioned last week that I thought this cold weather was for the birds – specifically, PENGUINS.

TANGI GUMBO

A pair of Southeastern Louisiana University biologists and a graduate student were recognized recently by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the premier scientific society dedicated to the study of fishes, amphibians and reptiles, at the annual meeting in St. Paul, Mn.

A Message from Robby Miller

While I frequently talk about how Tangipahoa is the best parish in the state, I’ve been reminded in recent days that we are also one of the most resilient. The fire at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland has dominated the news and all of our thoughts.

The Alligator

Humina-humina-humina-humina-humina-humina- humina-humina-humina-humina-humina-humina- humina-humina-humina Or whatever Ralph Cramden of The Honeymooners said when he was cold. Even if he didn’t say it when he was cold on TV, I bet he said when he was off TV.

TANGI GUMBO

The Tangipahoa Parish Library, in partnership with the Tangi Chess Club, will host the Tangi Chess Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Main Street Dance in Hammond, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and matches starting at 10 a.m.