Neighbors want tougher enforcement after high‑occupancy vacation homes drew complaints and prompted thousands of fire‑safety checks.

Fire crews extinguished a blaze at Sam's Southern Eatery on Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell; no injuries were reported and the department calls the fire accidental.

Stuart Beck, 25, is on trial in Clearwater for the 2022 shooting death of Michael Conrad; prosecutors say jealousy drove the attack.