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Cooper’s budget draws harsh objections ‘Please, don’t allow St. Tammany Parish to become the next Portland, Oregon,’ Judge William Burris tells council BY ALEX LUBBEN
Cooper presented next year’s proposed budget on Oct. 3. Northshore District Attorney A month after St. Tammany Collin Sims called it a “piece of Parish officials appeared to garbage.” The budget, which was uncall a truce in their many skirmishes over the parish’s anemic veiled only minutes before the finances, Parish President Mike St. Tammany Parish Council
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convened its regular monthly meeting, proposes to slash funds from the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the 22nd Judicial District Court, Sims and Chief Judge Willam “Billy” Burris said. “The budget that was offered
tonight will gut the judicial branch,” Burris told the council. “Prisoners will be released. The business climate in this parish will plummet. Civil trials will be delayed for years.”
ä See BUDGET, page 11A Burris
The late afternoon sun peaks through the Ferris wheel as the sun nears setting over the St. Tammany Parish Fair on Oct. 2. ä More photos. PAGE 4A
Fair skies
The St. Tammany Parish Fair is one
downtown Covington among them.
of the northshore’s longest running
PHOTO BY GRANT THERKILDSEN
and food.
But the mission of the St. Tammany
Mix in live music, a full rodeo, honored
traditions, and it’s seen significant
Parish Fair Association and its members artists and thousands of guests and the
changes since it first was held in 1910
remains true 115 years later — to stage
2024 St. Tammany Parish Fair, held Oct.
- the addition of midway rides, beauty
a community-centric event with a major
2-6 at the parish fairgrounds, was yet
pageants and a full parade through
focus on livestock showings, agriculture
again a success.
COAST members line up for new center BY KADEE KRIEGER
Woodlake Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
high temps in the 80s. One of only seven port, Carly provided the day’s cafeteria menu — “creamy red Louisiana schools beans and rice.” And Riley on 2024 list read a list of birthdays, with
“We absolutely love it and couldn’t wait to see it,” said Lacombe resident and COAST member Pam Hernandez, 70. “We came during construction and signed and dated our names in the wall so we are officially a part of the place.” Hernandez, along with her mom, Louise Woods, 92, and friends
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As soon as COAST staff members flicked on the lights and turned the lock to open the doors of the Council on Aging St. Tammany’s newly relocated activity center in Lacombe, members showed up by the dozens, eager to sip coffee, play games and exercise in the new space.
PHOTO BY GRANT THERKILDSEN
Belinda Simms and Brenda Dugue enjoy the porch at the COAST Activity Center and ä See CENTER, page 2A transportation hub in Lacombe.
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the students following with a loud rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Staff writer But the gathering soon The student assembly in morphed from student asthe gym at Mandeville’s sembly to raucous pep rally Woodlake Elementary on as the students, faculty and Sept. 30 opened like count- St. Tammany Parish school less others. ä See SCHOOL, page 2A Aria read the weather re-
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