The weather was warm and the crawfish were spicy at the 19th annual Hospice Foundation of the South Crawfish Cookoff held at Slidell s Fritchie Park on April 20.
In the aftermath of the tornado that tore through Slidell, locals and outsiders alike have gathered to provide assistance to those afflicted by the storm.
A day after an EF-2 tornado barreled through south Slidell on Wednesday, thousands were still without power. Some had no running water. And officials were still taking stock of the damage wrought by the powerful winds.
More than 24,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity in St. Tammany early Thursday, a day after storms blew through the area and spawned a tornado in Slidell.