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Amite Arts Council Summer Art and Drama Camps

From Amite Arts Council
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The Amite Arts Council will be hosting Summer Visual Art and Drama Camps this summer. The camps are open to students entering the 4th through 8th grades.The Drama camp will be June 16-20 and will be presented by the children’s theatre troupe The New Octavians in Hammond.
Dancing Toward a DREAM for Louisiana's Youth

Dancing Toward a DREAM for Louisiana's Youth

Dancing Toward a DREAM for Louisiana's Youth

News Staff
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
She’s also an ambassador for performing arts in Tangi schools, where she performed and spoke at the elementary music festival in March. Her message to students? “Pour your hearts out to the audience. It’s really a matter of self-expression.”But Eva’s ambitions don’t stop at the parish line.
Kristie Orlando, Tangipahoa Clerk of Court

Kristie Orlando, Tangipahoa Clerk of Court

Leadership Tangipahoa

Kristie Orlando And Lou Ann Leblanc
Friday, May 16, 2025
We are back at it this month, learning more about Tangipahoa’s economic development and growth, and the many effects it has on the parish. Located at the crossroads of I-55 and I-12, with a rail line and a port, Tangipahoa Parish is unique.
From left to right: Megan Edwards (Jaycee), Britany Williard (President of Jaycees), Macie Stafford (Jaycee), Shelley Matherne (Jaycee), Jessica Wilson (Ace of Hearts), Stephen Alexander (Ace of Hearts), Asher “Ace” Bergeron (Ace of Hearts), Trevor Bergeron (Ace of Hearts)* (Courtesy Photo)

From left to right: Megan Edwards (Jaycee), Britany Williard (President of Jaycees), Macie Stafford (Jaycee), Shelley Matherne (Jaycee), Jessica Wilson (Ace of Hearts), Stephen Alexander (Ace of Hearts), Asher “Ace” Bergeron (Ace of Hearts), Trevor Bergeron (Ace of Hearts)* (Courtesy Photo)

Ponchatoula Inclusive Playground Receives $20,000 Donation from Ace of Hearts Foundation

From The Ponchatoula Jaycees
Friday, May 16, 2025
The Ponchatoula Jaycees are thrilled to announce a generous $20,000 donation from the Ace of Hearts Foundation in support of our All-Inclusive Playground Project at Ponchatoula Area Recreation District (PARD).
TANGI GUMBO

TANGI GUMBO

TANGI GUMBO

News Staff
Friday, May 16, 2025
Southeastern Louisiana University’s economic impact across the region is more than $1 billion annually, according to a study conducted by Lightcast. This company provides colleges and universities with labor market data that helps create better outcomes for students, businesses, and communities.

The Bard Comes to Hammond

Stefanie Brooke Tangi Times Community Journalist
Friday, May 16, 2025
Get ready, Tangipahoa – things are about to get delightfully dramatic at the Hammond Library! In a most magical turn of events, the Louisiana Shakespeare Company is bringing the Bard to the bookshelves with a live performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Saturday, May 17, at noon.

Splashes, Smiles, and Safety

News Staff
Friday, May 16, 2025
By STEFANIE BROOKE Tangi Times Community Journalist Summer’s here, and that means popsicles, flip-flops, and the joyful sounds of kids cannonballing into pools.
Fifteen Children Receive Scholarships from the sNoBalls

Fifteen Children Receive Scholarships from the sNoBalls

Fifteen Children Receive Scholarships from the sNoBalls

From The Snoballs
Friday, May 16, 2025
Fifteen children are warming up their voices, tuning their strings, sliding on their pointe shoes, and sharpening their pencils as they get ready to attend summer arts camps courtesy of the sNoBalls, a Tangipahoa-based parading group dedicated to supporting children in the arts.
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