Hammond, LA

HAMMOND — A stretch of U.S. 190 in Hammond will be closed starting Sunday for lane striping.The highway will be closed from North Carter Street to SW Railroad Avenue from Sunday, Nov. 8, to Thursday, Nov. 12. During the closure, eastbound drivers should take U.S. 51 north to La. 3234, then southeast on La. 3234 to reintersect with U.S. 190. Westbound drivers should take La. 3234 northwest to U.S. 51, then south on U.S. 51 to reintersect with U.S. 190.Another closure between

Bob Dylan made a special stop at the Vatican on November 4, 2026, meeting privately with Pope Leo XIV while touring Italy. The Vatican confirmed that ...

A resident mailed thousands of dollars to New York state after receiving a call from someone claiming to be with PayPal.

HAMMOND — Officials say they intercepted a package today carrying $20,000 in cash that a Tangipahoa Parish resident mailed to New York state after falling for a scam earlier this week.According to deputies, a caller claimed to be from Paypal and told the resident something was wrong with her account. The caller told her to mail the money to an address in New York state and she did.The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said it worked with law enforcement in New York to track the pack

HAMMOND — The Hammond Downtown Development District Board of Directors has appointed Erin K. Moore as the organization's new executive director, effective Nov. 1.Board members unanimously approved her appointment at its regular meeting on Oct. 23."We had a strong pool of candidates, and Erin stood out at every step of the process," said DDD Board Chairman John Exnicios of Exnicios Group of Berkshire Hathaway HS, Preferred Realtors. "She knows downtown Hammond, she lives here, and she

Aerosmith returned to the stage for their first concerts in three years, performing two special shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October ...

Sam Fender has recorded a new version of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic You Can’t Always Get What You Want for the 2026 John Lewis Chris...

Bruce Springsteen has entered Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, publicly endorsing Democratic candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed just one day before the No...

AMITE — Voters across Tangipahoa Parish headed to the polls Tuesday to settle an extensive, high-stakes local ballot deciding leadership for towns, courts and classrooms across the Northshore.The ballot featured contested races at every level of municipal and parish governance, including races for mayors, city marshals, police chiefs, aldermen and city council seats across local municipalities like Hammond, Ponchatoula, Independence and Amite. Voters also weighed in on critical Tangi

Ben Hammond scored 20 points and amassed a career-high seven steals as Virginia Tech defeated Coppin State 88-54 in the opener for both teams on Tuesd...