The Hammond School Board approved a nearly $133 million budget for 2026 — a spending plan that holds steady from last year, but reflects the district's uphill financial battle. The budget approved ...

Hammond boys basketball surged with momentum after trimming Guilford Park’s lead to four late in the first half Monday night. However, things began to rapidly change in the final 90 seconds, and the ...

Local officials in Tangipahoa Parish say they have little information about a possible detention facility for people arrested by ICE that the Washington Post has reported could be built in Hammond as ...

Cary Euthal Hammond, age 71, formerly of Columbus, Ohio passed away at home and went to heaven on December 27, 2025. He was born on November 21, 1954, in Louisa, Kentucky, to Euthal Hammond and Betty ...

HAMMOND, La. (WAFB) - The Hammond Police Department is investigating several burglaries at the Entergy storage facility at 411 Pride Drive. Police say suspects cut through a chain link fence to gain ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Tulane enters Saturday’s playoff game against Ole Miss as 17.5-point underdogs, less than 28 hours before kickoff in Oxford. The Green Wave lost to Ole Miss 45-10 in September.

Donations may be down, but the smiles on the faces of at least 50 children in need in Hammond pedaling shiny new bikes through their neighborhoods will be just as wide and heartfelt. And this year, ...

Dylan M. Hammond, whose infectious laughter and vibrant soul made him the life of the party, passed away unexpectedly on November 30th, 2025. He was preceded in death by grandparents William Kreeger, ...

Officials with the Hammond Police Department have identified the victim of Saturday's fatal shooting at the Town & Country Plaza on Thomas Street as 18 year-old Jermaine Stevenson Jr. Police said the ...

The streak is over for the Heathwood Hall football team. Heathwood kicker James Richardson hit a 22-yard field goal with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Highlanders over Hammond, 16-13, on Friday at ...

A body was found Wednesday morning on Old Hammond Highway in Baton Rouge, officials said. Officials have not identified the body, found on the highway at about 7:20 a.m. near Hammond Manor Drive, as ...

BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY BRINGING A GUN AS WELL AS DRUGS TO SCHOOL. THE TANGIPAHOA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THIS HAPPENED AT HAMMOND HIGH MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY. DEPUTIES SAY THAT A STUDENT WHO ...