News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

PONCHATOULA—A portion of Blyth Avenue will be closed this Friday for road work.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said crews will need to close a portion of Blyth Avenue to replace a cross drain. The work is scheduled for Friday, July 29, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. During this time, no thru-traffic will be allowed in the construction zone[...]

HAMMOND—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says patching and dressing work continues across much of Tangipahoa Parish this week.

Miller said the parish’s RPC Road Rehab project will focus on Rufus Bankston Road this Wednesday through Friday (July 27-29). Crews will be doing additional patching of the roadway. Motorists may experience delays during work hours.

Tangipahoa’s overlay contractor will be dressing more than a dozen roadways[...]

HAMMOND—Ben Dutruch of Husser has been elected President of the Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation for the 2022-23 term.

Dutruch is chairman of the 13-member board of directors who lend their support to Tangipahoa’s economic development efforts. 

Daniel Laborde of Hammond has been selected as Vice President of the Board while Kristin Braud will serve as Secretary/Treasurer of the organization. Rhonda Sheridan of Ponchatoula is the Immediate Past President of the group[...]

Click HERE for the slides for today's weekly weather briefing.

Main Takeaways:

• Tropics remain quiet, but we're still early in the season

• Marginal threat of severe weather this evening and[...]

Overview:

WHAT: Potentially dangerous heat conditions with heat index values of 108 to 112

WHEN:  11am to 7pm Thursday

WHERE:  All of southwest and coastal MS and portions of Southeast LA[...]