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• Man arrested after allegedly exposing himself at Covington store

  June 2, 2022 10:50 AM

  COVINGTON - A man was arrested Thursday after police spent weeks looking for a person who exposed himself to a cashier in St. Tammany Parish. The Covington Police Department said Bryan Paul Guillerman was booked on an obscenity charge related to the incident at a Big Lots on US... more »

• LSU student killed in crash involving 18-wheeler in Covington

  April 8, 2022 5:47 PM

  COVINGTON - A 19-year-old LSU student was killed in a Friday morning crash after rear-ending an 18-wheeler on I-12 and driving off the highway. State Police said the crash happened shortly after 11:20 a.m. on I-12 near LA 1077 in Covington. Avery Natal, 19, of Slidell was killed in... more »

• Chevron commits $350,000 to virus relief efforts in south Louisiana

  March 31, 2020 10:52 AM

  COVINGTON – While the entire globe remains in the grip of a pandemic caused by coronavirus, organizations with the means to assist are stepping up to offer aid. Chevron's Gulf of Mexico Business Unit is one of the organizations determined to offer a helping hand. In an effort... more »

• Deputies arrest driver involved in fatal Covington-area crash

  February 12, 2020 11:22 AM

  COVINGTON - A man involved in a fatal Nov. 25 crash in the Covington area has been arrested for vehicular homicide and for driving while intoxicated (first offense). The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office (STPSO) says the accident, which occurred shortly before 7 p.m. on West Frontage Road near... more »

• Report: Rapist went through open window, stalked victim on social media

  August 7, 2017 4:56 PM

  MANDEVILLE - Police are continuing their search for a man who they believe held a woman hostage and raped her over a period of several hours over the weekend. According to a report from WWL-TV, a news partner of WBRZ, police say the suspect snuck into the woman's Mandeville... more »

• Man from Denham Springs found murdered in Covington

  July 26, 2017 4:36 PM

  COVINGTON – A man from Denham Springs was found shot dead in a rented car in St. Tammany Parish Wednesday morning. Covington Police said Antoine Collar, 26, had been shot multiple times. Police said they found Collar in the car after someone called 911 to report hearing gunfire in... more »

• Woman arrested for giving 'erotic' massages at north shore massage parlor

  July 10, 2017 2:37 PM

  MANDEVILLE - Authorities have arrested an employee of a north shore massage parlor after it was discovered she was giving erotic massages to customers. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 53-year-old Liwei Dong was arrested and charged with prostitution by massage. The sheriff's office says deputies... more »

• North Shore firefighter dies in crash on way to fire

  July 9, 2017 3:43 PM

  MOUNT HERMON, La. - A community is mourning the death of a volunteer firefighter after she was killed in a crash while responding to a house fire Thursday. According to a report from WWL-TV, a news partner of WBRZ, the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of... more »

• STPSO: man tries to run over 8-year-old, rams deputy in chase

  May 8, 2017 11:51 AM

  COVINGTON – A Covington man faces a slew of charges after deputies say he tried to run over his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, then rammed a deputy's vehicle on I-12 last week. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the mother was playing with the boy outside when Shawn... more »

• St. Tammany Sheriff addresses rough start to 2017

  January 24, 2017 12:35 PM

  ST. TAMMANY - St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith addressed the busy start to 2017 with the release of the office's 2016 Uniform Crime Reports. According to a release from the STPSO, crime is down in St. Tammany Parish, but the overall number of crimes reported has stayed virtually... more »

• Man dies after driving wrong way, crashes into 18-wheeler in Covington

  October 7, 2016 10:48 AM

  COVINGTON – A suspected impaired driver was killed after traveling the wrong way and colliding with an 18-wheeler head-on on I-12 in Covington. Around 1 a.m. on Friday, State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler on I-12 between LA 59 and US 190. Troopers learned... more »

• Covington residence tops list of most expensive houses in state

  August 5, 2016 12:05 PM

  COVINGTON - A house in Covington valued at $7.5 million is the most expensive house in the state, according to a list compiled by Forbes. The Forbes story lists the most expensive home in every state for the current year. Louisiana’s most expensive private residence is located in... more »

• Chevron expected to cut hundreds of jobs in Covington and Lafayette

  February 5, 2016 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Chevron North America issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Friday, announcing possible layouts at five of their offices in Covington and Lafayette. In a news release sent out today, the company said it's refocusing its efforts on increasing its efficiency and cutting costs due to the... more »

• Arrest made after school mojo overdoses

  August 21, 2015 3:55 PM

  COVINGTON - Police said Friday they've arrested a high school student in connection with three students overdosing on "mojo," or synthetic marijuana, at Covington High School. Police said 18-year-old Caleb Badeaux supplied the drug, which is smoked to simulate the effects of marijuana, to the juvenile students. A... more »

• Police investigate three mojo overdoses at high school

  August 20, 2015 4:35 PM

  COVINGTON – Covington Police said they are investigating possible drug overdoses by three students at Covington High School Thursday afternoon. According to WWL's Ashley Rodrigue the Covington Fire Department was called to Covington High School after lunch over a report of an unresponsive student. When firefighters arrived on... more »