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Camellias in the spotlight at Hammond ag center
Ksla - La Headlines
Feb 05The annual camellia garden stroll is planned Feb. 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the LSU AgCenter's Hammond Research Station. »
Driver killed in rear-end collision
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 30State police say a man driving a pickup rear-ended a small car waiting to turn left onto a Tangipahoa Parish road, killing the driver. »
2 die in wreck with 18-wheeler
KALB News
Jan 28A wreck with an 18-wheeler near Kentwood, La., left two women dead and two injured. »
SLU plans online tax seminars for business
KNOE Local News
Jan 22The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana University and the National Association for the Self Employed are offering online seminars in preparation for the business tax season. »
Deputies: Bogalusa man linked to copper thefts
KNOE Local News
Jan 21A man in custody of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has confessed to the theft of thousands of dollars worth of copper wire in the Hammond area since October 2011, Tangipahoa Parish authorities say. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
We Are All Socialist Now Or Obamacare Will At Least Make Us Feel Like We Are
The Hayride
Jan 24British politician Sir William Harcourt might have been speaking prophetically 125 years ago when he said “We are all Socialist now,” on the passing of death duties—inheritance taxes–in his country, but I think even he might have been surprised that th... »
So What Exactly Is Bruce Greenstein’s Beef With The LBP Medicaid Report?
The Hayride
Jan 16Last week, the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) put out a paper touting Medicaid as a job-creating engine that works to benefit the state economy while providing critical care for lower-income people. Since the implementation of Obamacare will bring mor... »
Hammond council prohibits sale of animals at sites
NewsImpactTimesPicayuneNola.com
Jan 05Also calls on Tangipahoa Parish Council to outlaw roadside selling of animals throughout the parish »
Accused Priest Killer Seeks Grand Jury Venue Change After Being Featured in Campaign Commerical
PoliticsLA
Jan 04A man accused of killing a Hammond priest then taking off for Disney World with his family in the priest's car has taken the unusual step of requesting that the grand jury that will hear his case be moved to another venue. An attorney for Jeremy Wayne... »
2012 Doesn't Look So Bright After All
And So It Goes In Shreveport
Dec 30As January 2012 rolls in the incandescent light bulb begins to fade away.The Energy Independence and Security Act - signed into law under president George W. Bush in 2007 - requires light bulbs to use at least 25 percent less energy and that friend end... »