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• SLU announces raises for employees

  August 11, 2017 1:47 PM

  HAMMOND – Southeastern announced merit raises for its faculty and staff for the first time in nearly seven years Friday. SLU President John Crain said some $3 million in the university’s current budget will be allocated to raises. The raises apply to full-time faculty and staff employed as of... more »

• Baton Rouge woman arrested on bank fraud charges

  March 31, 2017 3:10 PM

  HAMMOND – Tangipahoa Parish investigators say a Baton Rouge woman faces bank fraud charges after she was arrested Friday. On Sept. 2, investigators learned that a citizen’s routing and account number was compromised and used to make utility payments in the Baton Rouge area without their consent. During... more »

• Man with outstanding warrants arrested after Hammond standoff

  February 23, 2017 10:36 AM

  HAMMOND – Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish say a man wanted for several outstanding warrants was apprehended Tuesday. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said it received a tip Tuesday morning with the whereabouts of 25-year-old Dayjordan Spears. Moments later, investigators learned that Spears had barricaded himself in a home on... more »

• LSU softball heads to Southeastern Wednesday

  April 13, 2016 4:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The LSU softball team will head to Southeastern Wednesday to begin a four-game stretch on the road. The Lady Tigers will take on the Southeastern Lady Lions at 6 p.m. at North Oak Park in Hammond. The Tigers go into the game from looking to come back from... more »

• Cause of fire that burned popular Hammond eatery still unclear

  April 10, 2016 4:41 PM

  HAMMOND – Fire investigators were at the scene of two business fires Monday, still sifting through rubble to figure out what caused a massive blaze the day before. // Fire at Lee's Drive-In in downtown Hammond. Call went out at approximately 2... more »

• Two men arrested after shooting at each other during argument

  March 1, 2016 10:24 PM

  HAMMOND - Two men were arrested after exchanging gunfire during an argument Monday afternoon in Hammond. This story was first reported by our news partner Action News 17 . Officers with the Hammond Police Department were nearby and heard the shots. They responded to the scene in Hayden... more »

• 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after I-55 crash

  January 16, 2016 12:45 PM

  HAMMOND - State Police say an Arkansas resident was killed and a man is in critical condition after a wreck involving three vehicles on Interstate 55 in Hammond Friday night. Troopers say the crash claimed the life of 60-year-old Mariam Williams, of Sherwood, Arkansas. Investigators say the crash... more »

• Political watchdog C.B. Forgotston has died

  January 3, 2016 9:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A well known Louisiana political watchdog died Sunday. According to a report by The Advocate , Charlton Bath Forgotston Jr. died from a self inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Hammond, La. Forgotston, called the "King of Subversive Bloggers," is remembered as a well... more »

• 2 reported dead in Hammond plane crash Play Video

  October 14, 2015 5:08 PM

  HAMMOND - It will likely be Thursday afternoon before federal investigators release additional information about a plane crash that killed two people in Hammond. The crash happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday as the Cessna 421 turbo-prop was taking off, experienced trouble and was attempting to return to the airport... more »