Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes | News from The (2024)

Eighteen 4-H members from Livingston Parish competed in the 2024 Southeast Region 4-H Culinary Arts Contest in Amite May 14 at the Florida Parishes Arena.

As part of a grant from the National Wildlife Federation, researchers from Southeastern Louisiana University’s Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project will host a free lunch and learn event on June 2…

The Livingston Parish Council illegally removed a tourism board member who claimed he was improperly replaced with a councilman's ex-wife, a judge has ruled.

The Lloyd F. deGeneres “Big D” Scholarship was presented to 2024 Denham Springs High School seniors Hayden Grace Averette and Ryan A. Verrett.

Tropical Sunset Watercolor art class set

Members of the Edward Livingston Historical Association got a lesson June 1 on a possible way to locate long-lost grave sites and other historical features buried underground.

Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies found a dead black bear about 8:30 a.m. Sunday along the side of the Interstate 12 westbound exit ramp near Holden.

Someone intentionally set a fire at Denham Springs High School late last month, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage, and officials are trying to find who did it.

Creatures from almost every continent were the stars of the show at the Animal Tales presentation May 28 at the Hammond Branch of the Tangipahoa Parish Library System.

Livingston Parish 4-H held its Achievement Day on April 26.

Storytimes at the library

Across the Baton Rouge region, people counted nature in the the annual City Nature Challenge and made the most observations in Louisiana. The four-day bioblitz involves cities across the world…

A Louisiana Master Gardener training course is scheduled for Tangipahoa Parish from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays Aug. 7 through Nov. 20.

Despite a 3-6 record last fall, the Live Oak football team was more competitive than its final record might indicate.

Nurse-midwife Paige Falgout has joined the team of providers at Magnolia Obstetrics & Gynecology, a department of North Oaks Medical Center, and is accepting new patients.

At Woodland Park Magnet School, students are finding friendship in unexpected places with the introduction of the Buddy Bench.

President's list

Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business held its semiannual awards ceremony for the Written Works of Excellence and Distinction Program honoring 17 outstanding students who exc…

Live Oak High School Principal Beth Jones is stepping into the role of director of curriculum for the Livingston Parish Public School System.

Hammond’s Downtown Development District celebrated its 40th birthday with toasts, music from a big band, booths offering a variety of products, services, food and drink, and a coming-together …

Woman’s Hospital brings 3D mammography to Livingston Parish

Friendship Oak, a beloved landmark on the Southeastern Louisiana University campus, has been suffering from multiple stresses over the past several years and the once huge, always leafy and mo…

The North Oaks Sports Medicine and North Oaks Orthopedic Specialty Center teams have selected Blayre Wheat, of Springfield, and Gary Zanders, of Independence, as Student-Athletes of the 2023-2…

Director of Curriculum Tracy McRae has been named assistant superintendent for Livingston Parish Public Schools.

As part of its Summer Reading Program, which runs May 20 to Aug. 4, the Livingston Parish Library has a full slate of entertainment lined up to give people of all ages something to enjoy.

This summer, the Livingston Parish Library is inviting the public on an adventure with its Summer Reading Program, which runs through Aug. 4.

Doyle High School graduated 85 May 20 during commencement at the Walker High School gym.

Walker High graduated 505 seniors at its graduation ceremony held in the University Center at Southeastern University in Hammond Friday May 17, 2024.