Lacombe News

St. Tammany Parish School Superintendent Trey Folse visits Chahta-Ima Elementary School in Lacombe on the first day of public school in the parish Wednesday, August 8, 2012.

The relatively cool spring we've experienced thus far has not only provided a pleasant reprieve from the humidity, but from another south Louisiana nuisance: the blood-thirsty mosquito.

The Friends of the Slidell Library will hold its quarterly used book sale May 24-25. The sale will be in the branch library meeting room at the Slidell Library, 555 Robert Blvd.

Students from St. Tammany Parish were among the award recipients at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Education's annual honors convocation May 7. From left are Juliane E. King, Outstanding Secondary Education Student Teacher; Bryan Perissutti, Outstanding Senior in Social Studies Education; Janis Urena, Outstanding Senior in Spanish ... (more)

The League of Women Voters of St. Tammany will host Forest Bradley-Wright with the Alliance for Affordable Energy at their monthly meeting May 21 at the Louisiana Heart Hospital Cafeteria located on Highway 434 in Lacombe.

The Village Church - Lutheran at 29180 Highway 190 in Lacombe will hold a Youth Theater Summer Camp from June 10-15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is available for youth ages 7-16. The cost of the camp is $50 and $30 for siblings.

The 2013 edition of the annual crab festival in Lacombe will be under new management that harkens back to the first festival held in 1977.

Plans are under way for a festival to promote the Lake Pontchartrain blue crab, along with the unique culture and heritage of Lacombe .

The St. Tammany Master Gardener program is recruiting trainees to help educate home gardeners in St.

A fire in the rear of a garbage truck caused some tense moments in Lacombe early Monday.

Keep Lacombe Beautiful has scheduled its next quarterly cleanup for May 11. All volunteers are asked to meet at 9 a.m. to receive their assignments at the Davis Moran Memorial VFW Post 8290 in Lacombe located at 28000 Main St., at the corner of Lake Road.

What a week this has been and still is. Call Day on Wednesday, Jambalaya Fest on Thursday, Seminary Guild's 80th year celebration at noon today, Spring Fest from 4-9 today, and the St.

St. Tammany Parish School Superintendent Trey Folse visits Chahta-Ima Elementary School in Lacombe on the first day of public school in the parish Wednesday, August 8, 2012.

The En Plein Air art exhibit held recently at the Abita Springs Historic Pavilion gave more than 20 artists the opportunity to show work that reflected the natural beauty of the north shore.

A vote against rezoning a portion of the Edenborne traditional neighborhood development in Gonzales so Emerson Process Management could locate its regional headquarters on a 17.57-acre tract of property appears to be the heart of a recall effort againsta Gonzales councilman.

Pope John Paul II High School congratulates and recognizes four seniors who were honored in their respective church parishes for their faith development, devotion to the preachings of the Catholic Church, leadership and service to others.

In a public forum Tuesday, St. Tammany Parish school officials outlined cuts to the system's $360 million budget in recent years as part of their pitch to voters to approve a new property tax and rededicate another tax to pay for personnel costs in the strained general fund.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham has issued a Declaration of Emergency for pond improvements at the Huey P. Long Fish Hatchery facility in Lacombe, La.