The Alligator

Hidey ho! That’s an ‘H’ greeting from an old favorite cartoon of mine from the 1900s. Lest your favorite gator narrator runs out of ‘H’ greetings, I occasionally need to dig back into the previous century.Now, my dear swampies, y’all know that the main gator loves to live and let live – right?

THE SCOOP

On June 17–18, 2026, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation hosted a proactive undercover online operation aimed at identifying, investigating, and apprehending individuals who use electronic communications or internet-based platforms to solicit, entice, or attempt to exploit persons they believe to...

Back in my day

Back in my day, if you wanted to bounce, somebody’s cousin had a rusty trampoline sitting in the backyard with three missing springs and a mysterious squeak nobody ever investigated.That was our trampoline park. Admission was free.

THE SCOOP

Three teens from Ponchatoula have been arrested in connection with damaging a golf cart and stealing property from guests of a Robert/Ponchatoula area RV park.Brandon Gauna, 19, was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail this week on two counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor as well...

THE SCOOP

***IMPORTANT NOTICE - PARTS OF HWY 445 AND 22 TO CLOSE*** National Weather Service Forecast Tangipahoa River at Robert at Major Flood Stage The National Weather Service has released a forecast for the Tangipahoa River at Robert to be at 21 feet, which is at major flood stage.Historical data shows...

Father’s Day Special

Back in my day, Father’s Day wasn’t a major production.

The Alligator

Happy Wednesday to all my most-est favorit-est swampies! I sure do love my job. I get to write to all my best buddies in the whole wide world every week, only occasionally pontificating about a few things that are important to me or that I have opinions about. Not that that Hide is opinionated.

The Sccop

A Tangipahoa Parish Jail inmate has been rebooked on new charges after escaping from the Tangipahoa Parish courthouse Monday morning.Donnie Stevenson, 19, has been charged with one count of Simple Escape.Around 10:20am, a barefoot, shackled inmate in an orange jumpsuit, confirmed quickly as...

Back in my day

Back in my day, if somebody told you they had a pet, there was a pretty good chance it was a dog, a cat, or maybe a turtle they caught in a ditch and brought home in a bucket.These days, I can’t have a conversation with a young person without learning about some creature that sounds like it escaped...

THE SCOOP

The Tangipahoa Parish Mosquito Abatement District (TMAD) has detected the first West Nile Virus (WNV) activity of the year. One mosquito sample in Hammond has tested positive.