New Homesites In St. Tammany Approved

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St. Tammany is a growing parish where residents enjoy the slow small town feel close to the big city of New Orleans. On February 12, 2019,  St. Tammany Planning Commission approved 153 more homesites that will be located in three subdivisions in the parish.

Bedico Creek, a premiere master planned community in Madisonville, will get 60 new lots. The lots at Bedico Creek, Parcel 13 are set on 21.5 acres on the north side of LA. 1085, just south of I-12 west of Mandeville. This Conservation Community offers homes from the $230’s all the way to $1 million+ and lots from the $40’s to the $250’s.

Lakeshore Village in Slidell will add 43 lots on 6.8 acres in Phase 3-A-1. Located just south of Slidell off the Oak Harbor exit, this subdivision is perfect for outdoor living. Homes in the community start in the $200’s.

The Landings of Cross Gates just east of Slidell will add 50 lots to the community. The lots will sit on 29.5 acres east of LA. 1090, north of I-10. This neighborhood close to the Old Pearl River, features homes from $199,900 and up.

Left out of the approval were 9 lots in Whispering Forest and 53 lots in Maison Trace. The reason for the delay were several issues with subdivision plans.

“It’s part of this commission’s responsibility to see that everything is done that we need to have done. We do not like to see these long punch lists,” Commissioner Dave Doherty said.

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St. Tammany Schools To Start Construction Projects At Three Schools

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Madisonville Elementary, Mandeville High School and Covington High School are getting some much needed TLC. The St. Tammany Parish School Board will accept close to $28 million in construction bids for the work.

Over $14 million plans to be allocated to Mandeville High. The project includes a three-story building which will add more than two dozen classroom, labs, office space and more. A new HVAC system will be added along with additions to the school’s locker rooms. Thompson Construction Co. will head the work. Mandeville High will be able to get rid of 28 of their on-site modular buildings.

Madisonville Elementary will be given $13.35 million with the work being done by Voelkel McWilliams Construction, LLC. The work will include new classrooms, a new gymnasium and an expansion to the cafeteria. Thirty modulars will be removed from the school.

Covington High School will be getting more handicapped accessibility which will be completed by CDX Construction, LLC. The project will cost approximately $167,000.

St. Tammany Schools will also be getting new text books. A $3.4 million dollar contract will include science text books for students across the parish. McGraw-Hill will publish science materials for kindergarten through fifth grades, sixth grade and eighth grade, and high school physical science, anatomy and physiology. Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt will provide environmental science and chemistry I materials, Pearson will provide environmental science AP, biology I, II and AP, chemistry AP, physics, physics AP and forensic science and Goodheart Wilcox will provide health sciences I and II.

These three schools have seen a huge spike in student population in the recent years and will greatly benefit from these projects.

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A Special Carnival Ball

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Mardi Gras season brings parades, fun and celebrations. Carnival balls are one of the big ways clubs host wonderful parties. One special Carnival ball is celebrating its third Mardi Gras season in St. Tammany. This ball is for the special needs community and was held March 9, 2019.

St. Tammany Parish key clubs in the area host this wonderful event at the Covington YMCA. This free event was for those that are 13 and over where patrons enjoyed music, dancing and food. This year they honored the Aktion Clubs of STARC West and Greater Covington /ARC of Greater New Orleans Northshore Community Center.

“The event is targeted toward teenagers and adults, so while we would never turn anyone who shows up away, we ask that guests be at least 13 years of age,” Anna Kate Broussard, the St. Tammany Key Club lieutenant governor and St. Scholastica Academy senior said. “We will have plenty of food and drink as well as seating, so dates, parents and friends of those with special needs whom we are honoring are also welcome to attend.”

Traditional Mardi Gras purple, green and gold decorated the ball. Everyone wore their “Sunday Best” and some even adorned mask.

“We could not have dreamed for the event to go better,” Broussard said. “It was never intended to be an annual affair, but because of the success and the fun that was had during the event, we began to wonder how we could not repeat the event.”

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Open House At Bayou Gardens

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St. Tammany is beautiful in the spring and the Bayou Gardens in Lacombe is the perfect place to enjoy nature’s beauty. The 10th annual Bayou Gardens Open House centered around camellias but also featured many interesting plants, naturscaping and wildlife.

Thanks to the St. Tammany Master Gardeners who created a naturscape at the gardens, many wildlife that have left the area will hopefully return.

“A naturescape is one whole habitat that includes water, food, shelter and space” for a species, said Rebecca Larkins, supervisory ranger at the site.

How it works? Native plants and plants that attract pollinators are used to create an environment to sustain species.

Sue Wilder, a retired USFWS ecologist, spoke on naturscaping and how it helps boost wildlife by creating a habtitate. Jim Bates, a St. Tammany Master Gardener and beekeeper spoke on growing bee and pollinator friendly gardens and yards.

Bayou Gardens is the headquarters of the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges and has over 400 varieties of 400 varieties of camellias and azaleas in bloom. The gardens is part of the Big Branch Marsh federal wildlife refuge.

The gardens land has been home to many. The gardens were an attraction from 1935 through 1956. Before that, it was the home of Louisiana Gov. Richard Leche, and also a Redemptorist seminary and high school.

The free 10th annual Bayou Gardens Open House was held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the complex, 61389 La. 434 in Lacombe.

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Whole Town Garage Sale Reception, March 30, 2019

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Abita Springs’ Whole Town Garage Sale is one of the biggest events of the year!

Whole Town Garage Sale Reception

 

Abita Springs Hotel
22088 Ann O’Brien Lane
Abita Springs, LA 70420

March 30, 2019
8AM – 3PM

 

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Abita Springs Opry, April 20, 2019

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Spring series at Abita Springs Opry in Abita Springs.

Abita Opry Concert Series

 

Abita Springs Town Hall
22161 Level Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420

April 20, 2019
7PM – 9PM


Admission:
$18; advance purchase recommended/limited seating available.

For More Information, Call 985-892-0711.