Kim Chatelain

A new state law that allows home-schooled students to participate in public school extracurricular activities received a chilly reception from the St. Tammany Parish School Board members at an Aug.

While NFL teams tend to be loaded with players from Louisiana, the same does not hold true for Major League Soccer rosters.

The Covington City Council underwent significant change on Aug. 6 with the swearing in of one new member, the departure of two interim members and a new seat for an existing member.

The first step in an endeavor to revitalize youth sports facilities in Slidell was revealed on the City Council's Aug. 13 agenda, which included the introduction of an ordinance that would authorize the public purchase of 24 acres of land from the Slidell Bantam Baseball Association.

The PUD planning tool has spelled trouble for the town of Abita Springs in recent years, and in the future, they will no longer be allowed.

The Mandeville City Council has approved a spending plan for the 2024-2025 fiscal year after an exhausting discussion highlighted by a debate over a proposal to give Mayor Clay Madden

Alicia Watts, who for the past six years has served as clerk of Madisonville's town government, was confirmed as the new clerk of the Mandeville City Council on the evening of Aug. 22.

An incumbent, an election neophyte and a recurrent candidate are in the running for an Abita Springs Town Council seat in a special election that will share the Nov. 5 ballot with the intense presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

During the heat of this past summer, it was promised that cool weather and cool music would fill the air at Pelican Park this fall.

The last time a ribbon was cut on a fire station in the Mandeville area, Ronald Reagan was president, and the northshore city had about half of its current population.