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Southern Hotel is getting upgrades and expanding and a New Orleans restaurant group will open a new eatery and rooftop bar in Covington, Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish.

Federal regulators have found that Northlake Behavioral Health System put its patients’ lives in “immediate jeopardy.”

Federal regulators have found that Northlake Behavioral Health System put its patients’ lives in “immediate jeopardy.”

The embattled coroner in St. Tammany Parish is getting sued for his controversial decision to end a program that provides specialized healthcare to victims of sexual assault.

The embattled coroner in St. Tammany Parish is getting sued for his controversial decision to end a program that provides specialized healthcare to victims of sexual assault.

A St. Tammany Parish nurse has filed a petition to recall the parish's new coroner.

Christopher Tape, indicted in 2022 before charges were dismissed, says office will stop giving exam that helps collect key evidence

Louisiana legislators with the St. Tammany Legislative Delegation wrote a letter on Sunday, March 24, stating they will "pursue all options in the legislature" to stop incoming St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape from eliminating the parish's sexual assault exam program.

In the letter issued Sunday, St. Tammany leaders say Dr. Tape actions show a "clear disregard for justice and call him "unfit for office" after sexual assault allegations and his decision to terminate the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program.

The legislation would all but eliminate parole in Louisiana, expand execution methods and treat 17-year-olds charged with crimes as adults.