BATON ROUGE — A petition to remove St. Tammany Parish's coroner was filed Tuesday after allegations that he sexually assault a 7-year-old girl in New Mexico in 2002 were brought to light.The recall petition to remove Christopher Tape was filed with the Secretary of State's Office by organizers Cheryl Martinez and Jean Cefalu. Under state law, the petition to hold a recall election for Tape requires valid signatures from 20 percent of voters in St. Tammany Parish. As of Tuesday, the...
Along East Gibson Street in downtown Covington, written in chalk, is a message for people who want a new coroner in St. Tammany Parish.
On Tuesday, April 16, a recall petition form was filed against St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape, calling for his removal from office.
A man has been found guilty of 2019 allegations of sexual battery in a St. Tammany Parish.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office announced several arrests were made across the parish as a result of drug-related activity.
If you’re a resident of St. Tammany parish, picking up debris has most likely become a daily task, but now you only have a few more days to get it done.
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who is accused of spray painting graffiti at the Northshore Jewish Congregation in Mandeville.
Deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office were tasked with the job of luring in an escape artist Friday morning, April 26.
St. Tammany Parish Public School System leaders announced all schools within the system will reopen on Monday, April 15.
As recovery efforts continue in Slidell following an EF-2 tornado that hit the area on April 10, St. Tammany Parish leaders are offering residents resources and tips for cleaning up debris.
A bill that would ease student voting access and reallocate prisoners in the Census could affect St. Cloud, which has 10,000 college students and about 1,000 state prisoners, in future elections.
At the St Landry Parish courthouse, several occurrences that can only be described as "unexplainable" and even "unbelievable" have led to speculation that it may be the result of paranormal activity.