Top 10 Stories of 2025
- In a special Oct. 11 vote, Slidell chose Randy Fandal, police chief since 2016, to serve until June 30, 2026, with 72% of the vote.
- After Cromer announced his resignation in January to join Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, Fandal launched his campaign amid a dispute over the stalled North Shore Square Mall purchase.
- City officials subsequently abandoned the mall purchase after voting down special taxes tied to North Shore Square Mall, despite earlier bond approval and negotiations led by Bill Borchert, mayoral candidate and then-mayor negotiator, with Morguard, mall owner.
- Daniel Seuzeneau was named interim police chief through June following Fandal's election, and voters will return to the polls in spring to choose the next full-term mayor, police chief, and council members.
- Transportation officials announced the final phase of Interstate 12 expansion, costing $170 million, and Amazon opened a $40 million, 140,000‑square‑foot delivery center in Slidell this summer.
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Year in review 2025
Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of issues, we will publish our annual look back at some of the top stories, newsmakers, and images that shaped the year. The following are some of the top stories published in the Bulletin in July, August, and September of 2025. July Burger King in Landrum evacuated due to fire On Tuesday, July 1, a fire inside the Burger King in Landrum led to the building’s evacuation. The blaze ignited in the kitchen be…
2025 Year in Review
As the year comes to a close, Beyond Reason does what it does every year: it adjusts the lens. The rest of the year, we’re zoomed in—tight, intimate, granular. Like when you zoom in on your computer screen and can’t figure out how to back the heck up.
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