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4 unusual facts about Slidell


John Slidell

The city of Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana was named in his honor by his son-in-law Baron Frederick Emile d'Erlanger; the village of Slidell, Texas is also named after him.

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

The 1021st is a "vertical" construction company that resides in Convington and the 2225th Bridge Company and 1084th Trans Co. reside in Slidell.

Tony Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908 – December 9, 1959 in Slidell, Louisiana) was an American professional boxer.

WGON

WGON-LP, a low-power radio station (103.7 FM) licensed to serve Slidell, Louisiana


Benjamin H. Brewster

John's sister, Jane Slidell, was married to Matthew C. Perry, who was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.

Delaware Air National Guard

Over a dozen C-130 transport missions brought Civil Engineers from the 166 Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), communications specialists, ground and air medical personnel, fire fighters (166CES) and other skilled personnel who contributed to relief efforts in almost a dozen cities in Mississippi as well as Louisiana in the city of New Orleans, in areas north of Lake Pontchartrain such as the towns of Slidell and Hammond.

Grantham University

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Grantham University's main campus in Slidell, Louisiana, destroying approximately eighty percent of their facilities.

John Slidell

John Slidell was a brother of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, a naval officer who commanded the USS Somers on which a unique event occurred in 1842 off the coast of Africa during the Blockade of Africa.

Logan Morrison

Morrison was drafted after his senior year (2005) from Northshore High School in Slidell, Louisiana by the Florida Marlins in the 22nd Round, but decided to attend Maple Woods (MO) Community College, and was signed as a draft-and-follow prior to the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.

Pat Brister

She was defeated by fellow Republican Tom Schedler of Slidell, the Louisiana Secretary of State, who held the seat from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited by state law and succeeded by the Mandeville Republican Jack Donahue.

Stelly Plan

Former legislators Pete Schneider of Slidell, James David Cain of Beauregarde Parish, and Peppi Bruneau of New Orleans attempted unsuccessfully to restore deductions removed for charitable contributions and home mortgage interest.

Suzanne Mayfield Krieger

She is the chairman of the Slidell Symphony Society and has been active in bringing the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in the St. Tammany Parish schools.

Tiger Rag Magazine

The show airs statewide on the following affiliates: KDBS-AM in Alexandria, WNXX ESPN Radio in Baton Rouge, KLWB-FM The Game in Lafayette/Carencro, KFNV-FM in Ferriday, KJVC-FM in Mansfield, KRLQ-FM in Shreveport/Rustonm WSLA-AM in Slidell, KTKC-FM in Springhill, KTIB-AM in Thibodaux as well as WAZA-FM in Liberty, Miss.


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