SLIDELL BLOG

Rare “Tales Juror” Process Used After Jury Pool Falls Short In Ongoing Proceedings A judge in St. Tammany Parish ordered additional prospective jurors to be summoned Wednesday after the existing jury pool was not large enough to complete selection in an ongoing court...

Library System Says Robert Boulevard Renovation And Addition Are Paired With A Replacement Branch Planned For Lacombe St. Tammany Parish Library officials are moving forward with long-planned capital projects that would expand and renovate the Slidell Branch on Robert...

New Administration, City Council And Police Chief Take Oath During Public Ceremony In Olde Towne Randy Fandal was sworn in as mayor of Slidell on Wednesday morning at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium, taking office alongside the city’s newly seated council members and...

Sheriff’s Office Says Online Bidding For Delinquent 2024 Property Taxes Is Scheduled For July 29 The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has opened registration for its annual property tax sale, an online auction tied to unpaid 2024 property taxes and related fees...

St. Tammany Parish voters approved at least two closely watched local tax renewals in Saturday’s June 27 election, including the Sheriff’s Office law enforcement millage and the parish wide mosquito abatement renewal, according to public statements and election-night...

Vendors Are Being Recruited For Indoor, Porch, And Outdoor Spaces As Organizers Also Plan A Magic: The Gathering Giveaway On Opening Day Admission will be free for shoppers when the Elderbrew Cafe Collectibles Market opens in Slidell on Saturday, July 11, 2026....

Bret Ibert Takes Over As Interim Sheriff Pending A Special Election St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith resigned Wednesday after pleading guilty in connection with a May 29 attack at Keith Young’s Steakhouse in Madisonville, according to the District Attorney’s...

The Slidell Times has released a new obituary feature to help families share memorial notices, service details, and life stories in a clear online format. The Slidell Times new obituary feature gives readers a place to find recent tributes while giving families a way...

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. St. Tammany Parish voters will return to the polls Saturday, June 27, for a ballot that includes party primary races for U.S. Senate, a Republican primary for Public Service Commissioner in District 1, a Republican primary for...

Eden Isle Saw Tree And Home Damage, While Street Flooding And Utility Problems Hit Other Parts Of The City Slidell was hit on multiple fronts as the remnants of Arthur moved across southeast Louisiana, bringing street flooding, wind damage, power outages and continued...

Statewide party runoff races and four local tax propositions are scheduled for the Saturday election St. Tammany Parish voters are heading into the Saturday, June 27, 2026 election with a mix of party-primary races and local propositions on the ballot, according to...

June 9 Agenda Includes Ordinance To Call A Special Election On Proposed Home Rule Charter Amendments The Slidell City Council’s June 9 agenda includes an ordinance that would propose amendments to the city’s Home Rule Charter and call a special election for voters to...

Parish shelter says it has more than 200 dogs in a system built for 120, with a Slidell adoption event scheduled June 20 St. Tammany Parish government is asking residents to adopt, foster, volunteer or donate after the parish animal shelter again moved into emergency...

Officials are making another case for public safety funding after earlier tax defeats left gaps in the parish criminal justice system. St. Tammany Parish officials are again trying to persuade voters to back law enforcement and criminal justice funding in a political...

City Budget Records And A Recent Council Agenda Suggest Long-Discussed Intersection Work Near Country Club Drive Is Gaining Momentum. A long-discussed roundabout project on Robert Boulevard in Slidell appears to be moving closer to construction, according to city...

New Act Removes A Longstanding State Statute Tied To The St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District A Louisiana law that gave special authority to the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District is set to be repealed after state lawmakers approved House Bill...

Parish Zoning Records And STARC Announcements Show Plans Advancing On Shamrock Road Near U.S. 190 A new STARC residential community home is moving closer to construction in Slidell, according to St. Tammany Parish zoning records and public posts from the nonprofit....

A Keep Louisiana Beautiful grant is already producing results in St. Tammany Parish. A state beautification grant is helping St. Tammany Parish crack down on illegal dumping and reduce litter in Slidell. Officials say a surveillance camera funded through Keep...

Tommy Williams Wins Slidell Police Chief Race As Council Seats Are Decided Slidell voters selected Tommy Williams as the city’s next police chief in Saturday’s election, giving him 3,500 votes, or 64.7 percent, over Brian Nicaud’s 1,911 votes, or 35.3 percent. The...

Sue Helen Ford’s project turns downtown landmarks into a self-guided local history walk A Slidell Girl Scout has earned the Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, for a project that invites residents and visitors to explore the city’s past one stop at a time....

A Once-Dominant Regional Mall Is Now A Redevelopment Story Northshore Square helped define modern retail in Slidell for decades. The mall opened in 1985 and grew into the Northshore’s main enclosed shopping center, drawing customers from St. Tammany Parish, Washington...

Public Records Show Chuck Branton’s Current Term Ends June 1 As The Parish Council Weighs A New Vote The St. Tammany Parish Council has scheduled an appointment item to fill one expiring seat on the Library Board of Control, according to the council agenda for its May...

Authorities Say The Investigation Remains Open As Officials Work To Determine How Maurice A. Appleton Died The skeletal remains recovered last month from a retention pond near Slidell have been identified as Maurice A. Appleton, according to the St. Tammany Parish...

Two Separate Fights Over Parish Funding And Oversight Have Shifted Since Late 2025 A legal and political fight over public funding in St. Tammany Parish has changed course in recent months, with the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District dropping its lawsuit...

Chief Says Investigators Have Made Significant Progress In This Case And In A Separate Shooting On Voters Road Slidell police are asking for the public’s help as detectives search for four suspects in a robbery and kidnapping case that Chief Daniel Seuzeneau said is...

Annual Juried Show Will Feature Gulf Coast Artists At The George Dunbar Gallery In Olde Towne The City of Slidell is preparing to open its annual Mixed Media juried exhibition on Friday, May 8, at the George Dunbar Gallery inside the Slidell Cultural Center at City...

Parish leaders say a growing general fund shortfall is forcing a decision on how to pay for the criminal justice system and other state-required agencies. St. Tammany Parish officials are moving toward a sales tax as their preferred answer to a long-running funding...

St. Tammany Council Weighs Three Funding Options For Courts, Jail And Other Mandated Services Officials say the parish must choose a new revenue path as the general fund shortfall grows. St. Tammany Parish leaders are moving toward a decision on how to shore up...

Voters Will Decide Several Head-To-Head Council Contests On May 16 Slidell voters are heading into a busy municipal election with a string of one-on-one City Council races on the ballot and at least two districts guaranteed to get new representation. Districts A and B...

City Says Federal-Funded Study Will Examine Traffic, Walking, Biking, Golf Cart Access And Other Transportation Needs Through Fall 2027 The City of Slidell has started work on a new Mobility Master Plan that officials say will help shape future transportation projects...

Deputies Responded To Haas Road Area After Conductor Reported Hitting Someone On The Tracks A man was killed Sunday night on April 26, after he was struck by a train near Slidell, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were sent to the area of...

Authorities Say Foul Play Is Not Currently Suspected Human skeletal remains were discovered Monday afternoon near a retention pond in the Slidell area, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. The remains were found at about 4 p.m. near Indiana Avenue and...

City records show the Gause Boulevard site could be sold for at least $3.4 million, with space reserved for some continued municipal use. The City of Slidell is moving forward with the sale of a city-owned property on Gause Boulevard to Textron Systems, according to...