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Covington Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Covington, LA.
Results 1 - 20 of 683 in Covington, LA
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New Chinese drywall measures not enough for some victims
Rodney Dinette, a 73-year-old retiree, spends much of his time searching for corroded wires within his Covington home built two years ago. Comment?
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La. insurance commissioner announces help for Chinese drywall victims
... town hall meeting in September. "Who's going to pay to fix the house?" "I guess it's just a waiting game," said Covington homeowner Corrinn Fisher. Yet, the wait may be over. The state's Department of Insurance is stepping in to offer some ... Comment?
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Leader of St. Tammany Parish Cocaine Distribution Ring Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Law Violation
NATHANIEL JACKSON III, age 23, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey admitting that he participated in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, or "crack," between August 13, 2008, and November 26, 2008, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Comment?
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Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for St. Tammany Parish
... The DWI Checkpoint will begin at approximately 8:00 P.M. The checkpoint will be manned by Louisiana State Police, Covington Police Department, Mandeville Police Department, and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. Every year on the highways ... Comment?
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... passing. Diagnosed with cancer in August, 2008, 17-year-old Jonathan DiLeo, a member of First Baptist Church of Covington, requested of the Make a Wish Foundation not the typical trip to a favorite designation or a meeting with a celebrity, but the ... Comment?
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Ponzi scheme suspect freed on bond
... l, to compete in pageants. Chaucer is the owner of Chaucer Holding Company and several other companies in Hammond, Covington and Ponchatoula. Authorities said none of his investors have been paid since he closed his companies in September. Comment?
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Date set for event on parish finances
... after the presentations. At the event, the League of Women Voters will be collecting nonperishable food for the Covington Food Bank and is asking people to bring a bag of food with them. For information additional information, call Slifer at ... Comment?
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French Quarter art dealers sentenced for fraud
... regional artists. According to federal investigators, Christopher Breithoff and his mother Constance Breithoff, of Covington, operated the Barlow Art Gallery in the 800 block of the French Quarter, as well as a similar art gallery in Mandeville. ... Comment?
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Louisiana Gallery Owners Sentenced in Art Fraud Scheme
CHRISTOPHER BREITHOFF, 35, and CONSTANCE "CONNIE" BREITHOFF, 60, both of Covington, Louisiana, were sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon Conspiracy for their role in a consiracy to commit Mail Fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Comment?
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Louisiana man indicted for running Ponzi scheme
... tampering and obstruction of justice. Pizzolato was the head of more than 15 different companies in Baton Rouge, Covington, Hammond and Lake Charles, according to the indictment. A Ponzi scheme is a form of financial fraud in which an operator ... Comment?
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La. man arrested in alleged Ponzi scheme
... immediately set bond. Chaucer is the owner of Chaucer Holding Company and several other companies in Hammond, Covington and Ponchatoula. His wife, Cheryl, hasn't been charged with any wrongdoing. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux said Chaucer ... Comment?
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The blue period: Gallery owners sentenced to prisonArt gallery owners get prison
... were sentenced Thursday to prison terms. Constance Breithoff, 60, and her son, Christopher Breithoff, 35, both of Covington, were sentenced to 18 months and 21 months in prison, respectively. U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon also ordered the ... Comment?
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Drugstore employee accused of scheme
... admitted to falsely distributing the drugs, police said. Jackson was booked into the St. Tammany Parish jail in Covington with 39 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute, 39 counts of obtaining prescription medication by fraud and ... Comment?
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Old Mandeville accommodates biking recreation
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... and more. The trace consists of a 28-mile radius that goes through Slidell, Lacombe, Mandeville, Abita Springs and Covington. The trace is often used for recreation and exercise, but it is also a hot spot for nature lovers. Various bayous and rivers ... Comment?
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Mother & Son Art Gallery Owners From Covington Sentenced To Prison
Owners of "Barlow" galleries in Mandeville and French Quarter defrauded customers by misrepresenting paintings from China A mother and son from Covington who operated art galleries in the French Quarter and Mandeville have been sentenced to prison for misrepresenting paintings they bought in bulk from China and sold as original works of regional ... Comment?
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New Orleans and Mandeville art dealers get prison time for fraud
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... as valuable Southern-homespun artwork. Constance "Connie" Breithoff, 60, and Christopher Breithoff, 35, both of Covington, would buy inexpensive Chinese paintings from wholesale distributors and then market and sell them, at a large profit, as works ... Comment?
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Ponchatoula man charged with running Ponzi scheme
... office: Chaucer Holding Company, Chaucer Financial Services, American Credit of Hammond, American Credit of Covington and City Credit of Ponchatoula. The companies closed in September. A Ponzi scheme works by juggling money among a stream of ... Comment?
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... in Hammond. He was also the principal of Chaucer Holding Company, American Credit of Hammond, American Credit of Covington and City Credit of Ponchatoula. The attorney general's office says Chaucer used private investments from investors, including ... Comment?
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Inmate in St. Tammany jail dead in apparent suicide
... cell, authorities said. Chuck Cook / The Times-Picayune A helicopter hovers over the St. Tammany Parish Jail in Covington Friday, June 19, 2009. Deputies discovered the body of Alan Jackson , 40, in his cell 4 a.m. Thursday morning during a routine ... Comment?
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Pharmacy worker accused of filling fake prescriptions in Slidell
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... admitted to falsely distributing the drugs, police said. Jackson was booked into the St. Tammany Parish jail in Covington with 39 counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute, 39 counts of obtaining prescription medication by fraud and ... Comment?
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