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The SCOOP

News Staff

Friday, June 5, 2026

After an investigation by Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation into an incident at a Madisonville restaurant last Friday, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith turned himself into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail this afternoon, alongside his attorney.

Photo from Hammond Police D e p t /

Woman Dies in Hail of Gunfire

Tangi Times Report

Friday, June 5, 2026

Shortly after 1:00am on Thursday, June 4, a woman in a grey sedan was shot to death in a barrage of gunfire at the Chevron station 3123 Highway 190 West.

Beating the Couch Potato Blues

Stefanie Brooke • Tangi Times Community Journalist

Friday, June 5, 2026

In South Louisiana, convincing kids to go outside during summer can feel about as easy as teaching a cat to enjoy bath time. The heat sticks to you like melted cheese, mosquitoes appear with military precision, and by noon the backyard feels like somebody left the oven door open.

THE SCOOP

News Staff

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Tangipahoa Parish community organizations are coming together to help local students start the school year prepared and confident through the new “Get on the Bus” Campaign.The campaign is raising funds to purchase backpacks and school supplies for students in need ahead of the upcoming school year.

Hammond Regional Arts Center Launches Official Poster Design Contest for the 2027 Hammond Northshore Regional Airshow

From Hrac

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The Hammond Regional Arts Center, in partnership with the Hammond Northshore Regional Airshow, is calling on artists of all ages and experience levels to submit original artwork for the official 2027 Hammond Northshore Regional Airshow Poster Design Contest.

The American Experiment: 250 Years Later

Brett K. Duncan

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

When the Plan Forgets the People On Thursday, I stopped along the Mississippi River in New Orleans to see the ships arrive for Sail 250.Tall ships on the river. Flags snapping in the wind. Families lining the riverfront. Veterans standing a little taller. Children pointing toward the ships.

Beat the Heat Before It Beats your Wallet

Stefanie Brooke • Tangi Times Community Journalist

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

If you have lived through even one Louisiana summer, you already know the routine. The heat rolls in like it owns the place, the air conditioner starts working overtime, and suddenly the electric bill shows up looking like it has been training for the Olympics.

Back in my day

News Staff

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Back in my day, if somebody told you they were headed to play “pickleball,” you’d assume they got banned from the county fair again.Now every retired fella in America owns a paddle that sounds like somebody slappin’ a ham against a screen door.

A Message from Robby Miller

News Staff

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

June is here, and it’s officially time to Get a Game Plan, if you don’t have one ready to go! June is the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and #TeamTangi has long agreed – we plan for the worst and hope for the best.

The Scoop

News Staff

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Brady Breaux of Ponchatoula has been selected for the University of Alabama Student Government Association cabinet for the 115th Administration.------------------ Shona Carlton, of Ponchatoula, Bachelor of Arts in Biology with Cum Laude honors from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport.

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