Author: Stephen Hemelt - Page 51 | L'Observateur

LaPlace

D.A. Dinvaut recusing office after nephew’s marijuana arrest

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney Bridget A. Dinvaut is recusing her office from the ... Read more

Edgard

Stalking arrest ends in harassment plea for local man

EDGARD — A LaPlace man faces two years of probation and more than $1,800 in fines following a ... Read more

LaPlace

LaPlace snowball stand, nail salon targeted in burglaries last week

LAPLACE — A local man is accused of attempting to break into a snowball stand and nail salon ... Read more

LaPlace

Homicide victim’s truck found in LaPlace; person of interest sought

LAPLACE — An alert area resident helped authorities locate a vehicle directly connected to a fatal shooting investigation that ... Read more

Education

Qualifying nears for open seats on St. John Parish Council, School Board

LAPLACE — Raj Pannu said a lack of communication between departments in St. John the Baptist Parish Government ... Read more

Edgard

Edgard man pleads guilty following social media threats to police officers

EDGARD — A local man avoided extended jail time but does face probation and community service following a ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: River Parishes deserved magazine on promised day

In a professional sense, I’ve used the phrase, “stop the presses.” It was probably my worst day as ... Read more

DEVELOPING NEWS

(Update) Little known of severed arm found by Reserve fisherman

RESERVE — Local authorities, who discovered a severed human arm a week ago, are asking the public for ... Read more

Local

PRICE CHECK: Bullet on aisle 2

RESERVE — The staff at Gregg’s Neighborhood Market in Reserve made an unusual discovery Monday morning when cleaning ... Read more

DEVELOPING NEWS

St. John monitoring water intake after 500-gallon diesel spill near Reserve

RESERVE — St. John the Baptist Parish workers are monitoring water intake at two parish water facilities today ... Read more