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St. Tammany sheriff pleads guilty, resigns from office

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith pleaded guilty today (Wednesday) to one felony count of Second Degree Battery and one . . .

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While my connection to the Tisdales was tangential - I was a dental patient of Dr. Walter Tisdale's - the . . .

Raymond David "Pete" Smith

Raymond David “Pete” Smith, a beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away Wednesday June 17, 2026, at the age . . .

Proposed teacher pay increase will affect district's finances, school board told

The Washington Parish School Board met on June 11. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the Board approved the . . .

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St. Tammany sheriff pleads guilty, resigns from office
Wed,06/24/26-10:51AM , 12 Reads
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Sheri Lynn Penton Lindsey, 52
Thu,06/18/26-6:02PM , 234 Reads
Sheri Lynn Penton Lindsey, 52, a resident of Richmond, Texas passed away Thursday night June 11, 2026. She was a native of Washington Parish, born on September 27, 1973. Sheri grew up in Mena, Arkansas before moving with her family to the Houston, Texas area as a teenager.
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Raymond David "Pete" Smith
Thu,06/18/26-5:59PM , 242 Reads
Raymond David “Pete” Smith, a beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend passed away Wednesday June 17, 2026, at the age of 79. He was born in Biloxi, MS on December 7, 1946 to the late Captain Raymond Leroy Smith and Selma Fountain Smith, later moving to Algiers, LA as a boy.
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Proposed teacher pay increase will affect district's finances, school board told
By TONI TAGEANT
Thu,06/18/26-5:53PM , 414 Reads
The Washington Parish School Board met on June 11. Following the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, the Board approved the minutes of the May 14 Regular Board Meeting.
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