La. Businessman Indicted in Alleged Ponzi Scheme Nov 21, 2009
Pizzolato spent most of the money he raised from investors, including about $600,000 for the construction of a home in Ponchatoula, authorities said. On Thursday, another Ponchatoula resident was charged in a separate case with defrauding at least 200 investors of $11 million in what state authorities described as a Ponzi scheme ... William J. Chaucer Jr., 60, of Ponchatoula, was booked into a Tangipahoa Parish jail on state charges that included felony theft and selling unregistered securities.... (ABC News -- Wire)
Ponzi scheme suspect freed on bond Nov 21, 2009
Sixty-year-old William J. Chaucer Jr., of Ponchatoula, was booked into a Tangipahoa Parish jail following his arrest Thursday ... Chaucer is the owner of Chaucer Holding Company and several other companies in Hammond, Covington and Ponchatoula. (KSLA.com, LA)
Time is now to drop marriage suit, let issue fade away Nov 10, 2009
The Ponchatoula justice brought plenty of shame and embarrassing national headlines to our state when he refused to marry an interracial couple last month. Bardwell, whose term was set to run through 2014, finally resigned last week. (New Iberia, LA)
La. Judge Done After Flap Over Interracial Wedding Nov 5, 2009
Bardwell was elected in 1975 in Ponchatoula, La. a town 55 miles north of New Orleans. (Click2Houston, TX)
Rebecca Pemble Israel Baxter Nov 5, 2009
A native of Ponchatoula, she was born to parents Josephine Roys Pemble and Thomas Willis Pemble on Dec.24, 1916. She graduated from Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana College ... and Robert Craig (Deanne) Israel of Baton Rouge; two grandchildren, Robert Craig (Lottie) Israel II and Molly Rebecca Israel, and great-granddaughter, Ellison Belle Israel, all of Baton Rouge; niece, Johnnie Rebecca Bourgeois of Ponchatoula and nephew, Barry Barlow of Oregon. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
La. justice resigns after interracial wed flap Nov 4, 2009
Bardwell was elected in 1975 as justice of the peace in Ponchatoula, La. a town 55 miles north of New Orleans. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
St. Paul's in position to grab fourth title in past five years Oct 27, 2009
St. Paul's was pushed to the brink by Ponchatoula last week, winning 32-25 on Stephon Smith's 5-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left after the Greenies rallied from 17 points down to tie the score with 3:37 left. Covington also can win the district title, but it would take beating the Wolves on Friday and Mandeville next week. (Nola.com -- Sports)
5A Prep Players of Week 7 Oct 22, 2009
Joe Green, Ponchatoula senior running back ... Ponchatoula 27, Slidell 17. (WWLTV.com, LA)
No paper tickets at Miley Cyrus concert, confusing some Oct 21, 2009
"I don't like it," said Jennifer Sheridan, a mother from Ponchatoula. "We don't have the ability to resell them, like this young lady here has two extra tickets which are better than mine and now I can't buy them, so I'm not happy.". (WWLTV.com, LA)
What to do? A list of this weekend's festivals, fairs and events Oct 17, 2009
"Party in the Pits" BBQ cook-off, Ponchatoula, Saturday, October 17th. For more information. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Ponchatoula council moving on after councilman convicted of rape Oct 8, 2009
Monday night, the Ponchatoula City Council appointed a replacement for former Councilman Robert Elzy, who resigned last week after being convicted of forcible rape ... The Ponchatoula City Council voted unanimously to appoint Clarence Williams to Elzy's seat ... "He's a lifelong resident of the city of Ponchatoula," said Mayor Bob Zabbia. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Ponchatoula pair wins $325,000 jackpot Sep 17, 2009
It proved to be a fortuitous move as Donna Majesty and Roy Hoover of Ponchatoula got a winning Easy 5 ticket worth just over $325,000 ... Majesty purchased their winning ticket at Jemworks #6 on Highway 22 East in Ponchatoula. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Convicted Ponchatoula councilman facing more rape charges Sep 10, 2009
The former Ponchatoula Councilman who was convicted of forcible rape Tuesday had additional charges filed against him on the same day, according to Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff s Office spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto. WWLTV. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Police criticize repeated release of man charged with attempted murder Sep 8, 2009
- A Ponchatoula man accused of attempted murder of an elderly man during a home invasion was arrested on 39 charges in the last year, including 22 felonies and four burglaries in August, according to a statement from Ponchatoula Police ... Police said Sims committed two separate home invasions as well as two additional residential burglaries in Ponchatoula ... Two days later, following Sims release from the parish jail, he burglarized a residence in the President Hoover (Street) area of... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Police: Man with 30 arrests in past year charged with attempted murder Sep 2, 2009
A man that Ponchatoula police said has been arrested more than 30 times in the past year has been arrested on attempted murder charges for his role in a violent home invasion which left his alleged car theft victim in intensive care at a local hospital, police said ... Fredrick Sims, 18, was booked early Saturday on attempted first-degree murder, aggravated burglary and felony theft charges, as well as stolen property and drug charges, Ponchatoula police Chief Bry Layrisson said in a news... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Arrests made in fatality crash case of Franklinton resident Aug 27, 2009
Mullen, who was staying with a friend in Tangipahoa Parish, was arrested by Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office deputies in Ponchatoula. Mullen, of Hammond, and Jiles, of Goodbee, were not arrested immediately after the accident because investigators needed time to examine evidence and determine exactly what happened, Bonnett said. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
ST. JOHN POLICE REPORT Aug 23, 2009
Lee Saunier, 53, 39083 Creek Drive, Ponchatoula, DWI first offense. Reginald O. Gordon, 36, 40304 Coldwater Landing St., Gonzales, DWI first offense. (L Observateur, LA)
Ponchatoula man killed in fatal crash Aug 18, 2009
-- Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says a 23-year-old Ponchatoula man died over the weekend when his pickup left a parish road and struck a tree. Justin Stark McKinney was pronounced dead the scene early Sunday morning. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Edward Shelby Taylor Aug 15, 2009
He is survived by his wife, Irene Taylor, of Bogalusa; one son, William Billy Taylor of Ponchatoula; four stepsons: Rodney (Pam) Smith of Zachary, Gregory (Dana) Smith of Bogalusa, Rickey (Debbie) Smith of Hammond and Darin (Michelle) Smith of Zachary; four daughters: Sondra Taylor (Otis) Pierce of Katy, Texas, Amber Taylor (Robert) of Abita Springs, Jerry Lynn Taylor (Bryan) Lobrano of Slidell and Barbara Taylor of Slidell; two stepdaughters: Debbie (Randy) Hayman of St. Francisville and Julie... (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Nashville duo wins CMT competition Aug 11, 2009
Linsey, a former host at a Nashville karaoke bar, is originally from Ponchatoula, La. Jones is from Charleston, Ill. (KSLA.com, LA)
Louisiana child sex case revealed by confession Aug 9, 2009
In excruciating detail, the ex-leader of Hosanna Church in tiny Ponchatoula on the northwest bank of Lake Pontchartrain, wrote in a journal how he and others stood shoulder to shoulder in the youth hall, passing children to each other, committing every imaginable sex act upon them. "Everybody got a turn," Lamonica said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Ponchatoula mayor pro tempore convicted on rape charges Aug 7, 2009
A Tangipahoa jury found Ponchatoula City Councilman Robert Elzy guilty of forcible rape Wednesday afternoon ... Elzy is currently Ponchatoula's Mayor Pro Tempore. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Louisiana deputy, former pastor arrested on child rape charges Jul 25, 2009
Ponchatoula Police said they conducted a forensic investigation into the Hosana Church, seizing three computers and taking samples. Lamonica is being held in Livingston Parish jail without bond. (FOX 11, AZ)
Weekend Festival Schedule Jul 18, 2009
Christmas in July, Ponchatoula, Friday, July 17th - Saturday, July 18th. For more information. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Holden man wanted for rape of juvenile Jul 16, 2009
02:05 PM CDT on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Michael Luke / Eyewitness News. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Sting nets web predators Jul 11, 2009
Those arrested in the operation include: Jeffery E. Smith, 41, of Wylie, Texas; Shawn Eugene Vincent, 30, of New Orleans; Billy Ray Farmer III, 31, of Ponchatoula; and Brandon Thibodeaux, 25, of Houma. All four men were charged with computer-aided solicitation of a minor. (L Observateur, LA)
Local trio to play in 1st All-Star Classic Jul 10, 2009
Margaret Eggers of St. Josephs, Heather Fitzgerald of Ponchatoula, Joeligh Hartman of St. Amant and Marissa Sizemore-Gardner of Tara round out the East team. Pavlos Petrou of Mount Carmel is the head coach, with Craig Winchell of St. Josephs Academy and Bruce Deaton of Ouachita Christian serving as assistants. (New Iberia, LA)
Professor, 3 others busted in Internet child sex solicitation sting Jul 7, 2009
in Wylie, Texas; Billy Farmer III, of 39726 S. Hoover Rd. in Ponchatoula; and 25-year-old Brandon Thibodeaux, of 307 Richard Dr. in Houma. All four were charged with computer-aided solicitation of a minor. (WWLTV.com, LA)
H. P. Thomas(Died July 1, 2009) Jul 4, 2009
Friends will be received Friday, July 3, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and on Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Harry McKneely uneral Home in Ponchatoula. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturdayat 11 a.m.. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
North shore baseball teams in a league by themselves Jul 3, 2009
" Mauldin's Northshore team went 33-2 and won the 2009 state Class 5A championship. The league that was formed by the District 7-5A teams is designed to help the younger players who will comprise the high school teams next season get seasoning without playing so many games, particularly out of town. Mauldin and St. Paul's Coach Mick Nunez figured this was enough. When Mandeville Coach Matt Brown came around and talked about it during the middle of the district baseball season, that was the push... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Would-be church burglar caught sleeping on the job Jul 1, 2009
Ethan Ferrant, 18, Ponchatoula, was arrested and charged with simple burglary, resisting arrest by flight and simple criminal damage to property, according to Edwards, for breaking into the French Corner Church on Teel Road. Ferrant allegedly forced his way into the church, attempted to pry open the safe with a tire tool, which damaged the safe, then broke into another church building after failing to open the safe and went to sleep in a guest apartment, police said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Police: church burglar caught catching Zs Jul 1, 2009
(AP) PONCHATOULA, La ... Police arrested 18-year-old Ethan Ferrant of Ponchatoula after he was found sleeping in a building belonging to the French Corner Church. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Ponchatoula man shot, killed Jun 22, 2009
Detectives from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff s Office are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a Ponchatoula man after a woman shot her husband, according to spokeswoman Dawn Panepinto. Thursday, deputies were called to a home on Harvey Lavigne Road, police said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Tangi residents told not to water lawns Jun 21, 2009
That does not include water customers of the city of Ponchatoula. Burgess said the ban is due to the lack of rain and the excessive demand for water that has caused a low water pressure problem in the areas south of I-12. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Man finds unknown woman sleeping in his bed; police called Jun 18, 2009
A man received an unwelcome surprise when he went home and tried to go bed: A Ponchatoula woman he didn t know sleeping in his bed. TPSO. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Southern folk artist William Hemmerling dies at 66 Jun 17, 2009
Jack Siekkinen, Hemmerling's manager, and his wife, Carol, who worked as Hemmerling's agent, confirmed Tuesday that the artist died Monday at his home in Ponchatoula, where his art gallery is also located. Hemmerling's subjects ranged from jazz musicians to a series of works inspired by African-American history and culture, including one featuring a woman named "Sweet Olive.". (Nola.com -- Sports)
Police arrest Ponchatoula teacher for forging prescriptions May 21, 2009
-- Authorities say a longtime Ponchatoula High School teacher has been arrested for allegedly forging prescriptions and using them to obtain drugs at multiple pharmacies in Tangipahoa Parish. Officials say 41-year-old Geraldine Babin of Hammond was arrested Friday at school. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Edward L. Deas(Died May 3, 2009) May 7, 2009
He is survived by his wife, Mary Kenney Deas; five children from his first marriage to Jean Anderson Deas, Donna Thomas, Janet Thomas, Jody Deas all of Pine, Mike Deas of Walker and Julie Leyrer of Madisonville; two stepchildren, Steven Links of Walker and Mary Beth Crouette of Ponchatoula; two brothers, William Bill Deas of Tupelo, Miss. and Robert O. Deas of Denver, Colo. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Ronald Nelson Humphrey(Died April 28, 2009) May 2, 2009
his wife, Tena Darliene Dunaway of Bogalusa; his brothers and sisters: Cliff and Wanda Humphrey, Randy and Brenda Humphrey, all of Anacoco; Donna and Chuck Prewitt of Pandora, Texas; Barbara and Syl Ardoin of Pearland, Texas; and Karla Humphrey of Ponchatoula; his loving children: April Rane and Jason Smith of Harrison, Ark. Darrell Duane and Lisa Dunaway of Varnado; Amanda Rae Humphrey of Foreman, Ark. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
Man arrested in Strawberry Fest stabbing, picked up for vandalizing Ponchatoula church Apr 28, 2009
One man that was recently arrested in connection with a stabbing at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival was arrested, along with a second suspect, for vandalizing a church, according Chief Bry Layrisson ... Kevin Spurlock, 19, who was arrested for the stabbing, and Johnny Harris, 22, both of Ponchatoula, were arrested for stolen computer equipment and spray painting vulgar language on the gym floor and Sunday school rooms of the First Baptist Church on Pine Street, police said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Man arrested in Strawberry Festival stabbing Apr 7, 2009
-- A 19-year-old man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a juvenile at Ponchatoula's popular Strawberry Festival. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says Kevin Spurlock, of Ponchatoula, stabbed the 16-year-old youth in the back around 10:30 p.m. Saturday during a fight. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Festival organizers hope fun trumps poor economy Apr 6, 2009
PONCHATOULA - Communities across Louisiana are hoping for some big economic benefits from festival season this year, but are concerned that the rough economy could negatively impact their turnouts. Video: Watch the Story Ponchatoula s signature festival, the Strawberry Festival, kicked off Friday night in anticipation of a big crowd ... It's a great festival on a weekend like this, we should have bumper crowds, said Ponchatoula Mayor Bob Zabbia. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Father charged with burning infant with boiling water Mar 27, 2009
HAMMOND - A 22-year-old Ponchatoula man was arrested on child cruelty charges after an incident where his infant son was burned by boiling water over a third of his body. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. (WWLTV.com, LA)
[From The Times-Picayune] Feb 27, 2009
District 6-5A: Covington, Fontainebleau, Hammond, Mandeville, Northshore, Ponchatoula, Slidell, St. Paul's, St. Scholastica. District 8-5A: Bonnabel, *Chalmette, Ehret, Higgins, King, West Jefferson. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Quarterfinal tests await girls teams Feb 26, 2009
In Class 5A, District 10-5A champion Chapelle (35-3) hosts Natchitoches-Central (26-7) at 6 p.m., and Catholic League runnerup Dominican (25-10) visits District 7-5A champion Ponchatoula (34-4) at 7 p.m. ... "Ponchatoula will bring a lot of pressure," said Dominican Coach Ryan Reuter of the No. 3-seeded Green Wave, which was 14-0 in district play. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Monday's Scores Feb 24, 2009
Ponchatoula 62, C.E. Byrd 42. St. Marys Dominican 46, West Monroe 43. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Wife of ex-pastor convicted of rape pleads guilty to obstruction Feb 18, 2009
Robbin Lamonica is the third former member of the Hosanna Church near Ponchatoula to be found guilty of a crime. The first two, Trey Bernard and Louis Lamonica, are serving life sentences for child rape at Angola. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Friday's Scores Feb 14, 2009
Ponchatoula 70, St. Scholastica 25. Rapides 42, Avoyelles Charter 35. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Thursday's Scores Feb 13, 2009
Ponchatoula 70, St. Scholastica 25. Ringgold 66, Sarepta 12. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Tuesday's Scores Feb 11, 2009
Slidell 44, Ponchatoula 32 ... Ponchatoula 63, Slidell 37. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Church latest to stand in way of ferry restoration Feb 8, 2009
Another 17 victims were from Hammond, Tickfaw and Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish. "When they pulled my truck out of the water it was crushed like a beer can," he said. (L Observateur, LA)
Mardi Gras provides lift for struggling economy Feb 8, 2009
Autos HomeCenter Free Classifieds. 11:28 AM CST on Saturday, February 7, 2009. (WWLTV.com, LA)
New high school set to pick football coach Feb 7, 2009
He is an assistant football coach at Ponchatoula. Fontainebleau Athletic Director Dan Conlin said he couldn't comment on candidates, but said he has a lengthy list of applicants with good r;sum;s. (Nola.com -- Sports)
