A Message from Robby Miller

We’re ready!As I prepare this week’s newsletter, I’m overwhelmed by the response we had at our annual Hurricane Preparedness meeting! Imagine every entity in the parish gathering together in one room—every community leader and emergency response team represented.

The Importance of Fathers

With Father’s Day just a few days away, we may have started reminiscing about our own childhoods, even looking through old photos and videos. Reliving memories of days spent with our father, fishing, building a tree house, or tossing a ball outside in the backyard.

Shooting in Ponchatoula

Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson reports the arrest of Kirk Arrington, 59, for Second Degree Murder and Illegal Use of Weapons.At approximately 9:30pm on June 6, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of North 3rd Street in reference to shots being fired.Upon arrival, officers located one...

When It Rains, It Pours

A few interesting issues have arisen in the past few weeks. I would love to discuss them with you.Last week, we had a few large storms come through.

Meet Engine 9

Nine months. That was the wait for the newest addition to the Ponchatoula Fire Department’s fleet of fire-fighting apparatus.Ponchatoula Fire Chief Stormy Joiner ordered a new truck in September 2023 to replace a unit that was struck in the rear by a dump truck while on emergency duty.

Tangi Gumbo

The search for two escaped Tangipahoa jail inmates entered its fourth day on Wednesday.

Court Pleas

AMITE—District Attorney Scott M. Perrilloux reports that the following individuals appeared in the 21st Judicial District Court before Judge Brian Abels on May 14, 2024, and entered the following pleas: Dorin Sellers, 36, of Hammond, pleaded no contest to possession of a firearm by a convicted...

Pleas Before Judge Foster

AMITE—District Attorney Scott M. Perrilloux reports that the following individuals appeared in 21st Judicial District Court before Judge Charlotte Foster on May 20-21, 2024, and entered the following pleas: Roshaunda Reed, 25, of Hammond, pleaded no contest to malfeasance in office.