Tickfaw, LA

TICKFAW — A bridge replacement starting Monday will close Old Genessee Road in Tangipahoa Parish for half a year.Old Genessee Road will be closed approximately one mile east of U.S. 51 and about 0.4 miles west of La. 1065. The closure is expected to last approximately six months while crews replace the existing bridge with a new, safer structure.Permalink| Comments

The 52-year-old Tickfaw man was struck late Sunday night on U.S. 51 near Old Genessee Road.

TICKFAW — A motorized bicyclist was killed in a Sunday night Tangipahoa Parish crash on US Highway 51 at Old Genessee Road. According to investigators, 52-year-old Robert L. Peterkin of Tickfaw and his motorized bicycle were lying in the roadway partially within the northbound lane when a 2019 Nissan Sentra traveling north on US Highway 51 struck Peterkin, who was wearing dark colored clothing at the time of the incident.Peterkin, who was not wearing a helmet, sustained crit

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says copper tubing was stolen from two air-conditioning units at Antioch Baptist Church.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says copper tubing was stolen from two air-conditioning units at Antioch Baptist Church.

TICKFAW — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying at least two suspects accused of stealing copper wiring from air conditioning units at a church, causing more than $10,000 in damages.The sheriff's office said in May, members of the Antioch Baptist Church reported that two A/C units had been damaged, with copper tubing missing from the condensers.Deputies said surveillance video from the day before the theft happened captured two men near th