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Education

4 principals named to take over in St. John Parish Public Schools

RESERVE — Four new principals were tabbed this week to guide schools in the St. John the Baptist Parish Public School District. The appointees will ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:16 am

LaPlace

Reserve man sentenced after punching, attempting to carjack 83-year-old woman

LAPLACE — A local man was sentenced to nearly a decade in jail at hard labor following the attempted carjacking and beating of an 83-year-old ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:13 am

LaPlace

Probation sentence follows LaPlace arson arrest

LAPLACE — A domestic dispute last summer that included a can of gasoline, an arson arrest, five children and the fire department ended in probation ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:11 am

Columns

Hemelt: Strength of character revealed in death of child

Famed college basketball coach John Wooden is often attributed with the following quote: The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 14, 2018 12:03 am

LaPlace

Law enforcement rallies behind SJSO deputy who lost daughter in crash

LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is rallying around one of its most beloved members after the deputy’s 5-year-old child was ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 7:10 am

Local

Gun, drugs leads to 10 years in jail for Reserve man

RESERVE — A Reserve man arrested for illegal possession of drugs and a firearm was recently sentenced to ten years in jail. Lester Gardner Jr., ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:15 am

Local

LaPlace man sentenced to 5 years after woman robbed at gunpoint

RESERVE — A local man received the maximum sentence under the law, according to prosecutors, following a violent armed robbery from early 2016 that police ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:13 am

Education

Have your say on the next principal

[Editor’s note: This story originally published with the wrong location for the forum. L’OBSERVATEUR regrets the error.] LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish Public ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:18 am

East St. John

ESJH football coach search nears end

RESERVE — East St. John High should have a new football coach and athletic director in two weeks. St. John the Baptist Parish Public Schools ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:02 am

DEVELOPING NEWS

Half-dozen teens arrested after fight with guns, brass knuckles

RESERVE — A large group of teenagers met in a local park on the afternoon of Good Friday to engage in a fight that involved ... Read more

by Stephen Hemelt, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 11:58 am

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