Ponchatoula News

A Tangipahoa Parish jury has convicted a 33-year-old Springfield man of second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in the stabbing death of 65-year-old Rube Rogers, of Ponchatoula.

With a jazz trio playing in the background, a small cluster of white tents on blacktop formed an oasis Wednesday at North Foster Drive and Greenwell Springs Road.

The jury selection began Tuesday in the trial for the man suspected of killing a former broadcaster and police juror.

It is referred to as "Zeutering," a new FDA-approved zinc injection that proponents say can revolutionize the way male dogs are sterilized and become a powerful weapon in the effort to reduce animal overpopulation.

NTS, Inc. announces results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Revenues from the Company's Fiber-To-The-Premises business grew 31% to $5.3 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, as compared to $4.1 million for the same period in 2012.

Two men have been arrested after they were caught on a surveillance camera breaking into a restaurant.

The Tangipahoa Parish School Board called a special meeting of its finance committee for May 15 to discuss how the district will regroup after voters narrowly defeated a property tax to support Hammond-area magnet programs.

Police responded to a call of shots fired at 1387 U.S. 190, apartment 15, and found the apartment's two residents lying outside on the ground with apparent gunshot wounds, Hammond Police Lt.

A fear is echoing throughout Tangipahoa Parish tonight: is the river that runs through it flooding more often, higher and longer? And if so, why? People who live along the Tangipahoa River said, without a doubt, yes.

About 400 union members, school teachers, doctors, clergy and others rallied Tuesday on the State Capitol steps to protest Gov.

An 18-year-old man accused of gunning down a 39-year-old Ponchatoula woman following a series of run-ins with her family appeared before a judge and had his bond denied.

Guards are keeping a close eye on a teenager from Ponchatoula, accused of killing his classmate's mom earlier this week.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports the 18-year-old accused of gunning down a Ponchatoula woman following a series of run-ins with her family is in custody.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office obtained a first-degree-murder warrant overnight for a Ponchatoula High School student in the shooting death of a 39-year-old woman.

Covington businessman Raymond H. Grow III pleaded guilty in federal court on April 24, 2013, to making a false statement to a bank.

Authorities are searching for an 18-year-old identified as a person of interest following a fatal shooting at a home near Ponchatoula.

PONCHATOULA, La. On Tuesday morning, the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old woman put Ponchatoula High School on lockdown due to the potential involvement of a teen who had connections to the school, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.

While small towns across the south are well known for their commitment to local culinary traditions, few could match the fervor of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

The Daily Star reports Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed capital outlay budget allots $1.25 million for the central office.