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| By Bob Warren
To the jury: For two decades, Jack Strain burnished a tough-on-crime persona that served him well – five times voters elected him sheriff of St. Tammany Parish. But at some point today a jury is expected to begin deliberating eight sex crimes charges against him. And a guilty verdict could send him to jail for life. Here's where the trial stands.
Someday We’ll Be Together: Big news from Carnival land. Diana Ross and Maroon 5 will headline the Krewe of Endymion’s Extravaganza post-parade party in the Caesar's Superdome. The parade is scheduled to roll Feb. 26. Keep your fingers crossed that Carnival parades can roll in 2022.
Monday blues: About that Saints game from yesterday . . . it's no better this morning. Still a lot of dropped passes. Still a frustrating, 2-point loss on the game’s last play. Columnist Jeff Duncan says we should be prepared for more games like the one on Sunday.
Hope you enjoyed the Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us today. BW |
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 | Superstar Diana Ross and the popular pop band Maroon 5 will take the stage during the Krewe of Endymion's "Extravaganza" party at the Caesa… Read more |
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 | Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain spent 20 years in office after first being elected to the powerful parish-wide position at the age of 33. But prosecutors began his criminal trial by projecting another number on the wall in front of jurors at the St. Tammany Parish courthouse in Covington: 25. Read more |
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 | Time for Sean Payton to dig into his bag of motivational tricks again. Read more |
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 | Norbert Housey was riding in a car east on Interstate 10 near New Orleans’ Crowder Boulevard exit when gunfire struck him the night of Oct. 20. Read more |
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 | The kitchen was quiet at Upperline, and the shelves behind the bar were bare. No one was cooking gumbo or mixing Sazeracs. Read more |
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 | Bryce Favalora, 15, of Chalmette missed out trick-or-treating this year because of medical issues. A huge fan of the Joker, Bryce has tuberous sclerosis complex, a rare genetic disease that causes benign tumors to form on the brain and other vital organs. Seizures kept him from trick-or-treating. So family, friends and neighbors dressed in Halloween costumes and decorated their cars for a drive-by celebration Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, so he wouldn’t miss out on his favorite holiday. Read more |
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