Sentencing in St. Helena Criminal Court

21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reports these defendants appeared in criminal court in St. Helena Parish and were sentenced as outlined below: Judge Jeff Johnson (August 22, 2025)• Heather Howell, 36, pleaded no contest to possession of Schedule II, possession of drug...

Back to Normal… and Loving It

Every morning at 5:30, my alarm goes off.

North Oaks Medical Center’s 8th Annual Trauma Symposium Set for Oct. 10

HAMMOND, La. – (Sept. 11, 2025) North Oaks Shock Trauma Center, in partnership with the North Oaks Foun-dation and Southeastern Louisiana University’s School of Nursing, will host the 8th Annual “Prepared for the Un-expected” Trauma Symposium on Friday, Oct. 10.The symposium will take place from...

Will our generation do the same?

Earlier this week, I wrote on social media about what I wanted to tell my son in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Back in my day

Back in my day, if you wanted to show off a new dance, you did it in the VFW hall with a live band and about four beers in your system.

TANGI GUMBO

Tangipahoa Parish School Superintendent Melissa Martin Stilley announced during a live social media update that 1,099 students are currently on the district’s Truancy List, which includes children who have missed at least five days of school without a parent or doctor’s note.

Hammond Rotary Announces 67th Christmas Parade

The Hammond Rotary Club is thrilled to announce that this year’s annual Christmas Parade will take place on Friday, December 6 at 6:00pm.

Look at that Worm.. Oh Wait is That a Snake?

Imagine working in your flowerbed or garden, moving around some dirt and mulch, and you see a small worm slither quite differently than what you’re used to. Are you sure it’s a worm?Looking closer, you’ll often see that the little “worm-like” creature you found is actually a baby snake!