St. Tammany Fire Protection District 12 will host its 14th Annual “Christmas at the Firehouse” this Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at its headquarters, 19375 Hwy. 36, near Covington.
Free food and drinks from Popeye’s will be available for those in attendance, in addition to firehouse tours, safety demonstrations, and a visit from Santa Claus.
“We encourage residents and business owners in our service district to join us on Saturday to celebrate the holiday season with food and fun at the firehouse,” said Chief Darrell Guilott.
Guests are encouraged …

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on December 03, 2012 at 10:04 AM, updated December 03, 2012 at 11:33 AM
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KARI DEQUINE HARDEN
New Orleans bureau
November 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — No text message is worth dying for — that was the crux of the lesson AT&T representatives brought to students at the Academy of the Sacred Heart on Monday.
The presentation, given to all the ninth- through 12th-grade students, started with a video in which friends and families told their stories of loved ones lost due to accidents caused by texting while driving. The students were then given the opportunity to sit in a simulator with pedals, a steering wheel, a monitor …

Judge Will Crain will be administered the oath of office as a Judge on the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, on Friday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place in the Misdemeanor Court Room on the first floor of the St. Tammany Justice Center in Covington. Crain has presided as a District Judge in the 22nd Judicial Court for St Tammany and Washington Parishes for the last four years.
On Aug. 17, Judge Crain was elected unopposed …

Scholarship Information
Available to undergraduate students in Louisiana=s universities at the junior or senior level for students with a declared major in civil engineering. The applicant must be in good standing academically and have a professed interest in the transportation field as a vocation. This interest must be demonstrated in a one page description relating academic choices and career goals.
The LTRC Policy Committee will evaluate applicants and select recipients in accordance with the following criteria:
Criteria and Value:

GPA= 20-40 points

Interest and Motivation in Transportation= 0-20 points

DOTD Summer Engineering Student or …