COVID-19 General Tips and Updates

BATON ROUGE (February 15, 2019) – Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a proclamation marking the week of February 17th to February 23rd as “Severe Weather Awareness Week” in Louisiana. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), the National Weather Service (NWS) and other partners at the local, state and federal level encourage the public to Get A Game Plan to protect themselves, their families and their homes in the event of severe weather.

“Some severe weather events happen with little notice in Louisiana,” said GOHSEP Director James Waskom. “That can cause dangerous conditions to develop quickly and having your personal emergency plans in place can save lives. GOHSEP and our partners use this time to provide critical information to the public on various weather threats in Louisiana and to provide steps you can take to prepare now. Check out GOHSEP’s Facebook and Twitter accounts starting Sunday. We hope you use this information to prepare now, before you face a weather related emergency. Stay weather aware by knowing your forecast and take time to learn the meaning of weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service and other weather experts in the media.”

This is a notification from Tangipahoa Water District to inform you that the Boil Water Advisory for N. & E. Little Italy Rd between Old Covington Rd & Range Rd, to also include all roads off of Little Italy: Crouse Dr, Irma Dr, Genre Ln, Annina Ln, Vutera Dr, and Yokum Rd., has been rescinded.  Water is safe for consumption.  Thank you for your patience.

Tangipahoa Water District has issued a SCHEDULED Temporary Boil Advisory for the following areas:

N. & E. Little Italy Rd between Old Covington Rd & Range Rd, to also include all roads off of Little Italy: Crouse Dr, Irma Dr, Genre Ln, Annina Ln, Vutera Dr, and Yokum Rd., due to break on the main line, effective February 14, 2019 @ 12:00 PM.

Tangipahoa Parish Road and Bridge crews will close portions of Puls Road and East Cooper Road to change out drainage cross drains and complete ditching on Thursday, Feb. 7.

HAMMOND, LA – At a press conference earlier this morning, several Tangipahoa Parish law enforcement agencies came together to announce a new effort to help combat the drug problem in our community with help for addicts.

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards and local law enforcement leaders were joined by Tangipahoa Parish officials to announce that they are bringing Operation Angel to Tangipahoa Parish. Participating authorities include the Ponchatoula Police Department, the Hammond Police Department, Tickfaw Police Department, Independence, Roseland, and Kentwood Police Departments, the 7th Ward Marshal’s Office, Tangipahoa Parish 9-1-1, Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux, and 21st Judicial District Chief Judge Robert Morrison.

Operation Angel is a program designed to help people with addictions ranging from cocaine to alcohol get help. Historically, law enforcement has addressed the problem of drug addiction by simply placing the addict in jail, feeding a stigma that keeps users from seeking help. Operation Angel follows in the footsteps of a program out of Gloucester, Massachusetts which was started in 2015, but it’s the first of its kind in Louisiana.