Author: Stephen Hemelt - Page 55 | L'Observateur

LaPlace

School Board approves $8.7M plan to reopen ESJE in August 2018

LAPLACE — Work is expected to begin next month at East St. John Elementary, which has been shuttered ... Read more

Columns

Gros: Now is the time to quit smoking

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung Cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer for men ... Read more

DEVELOPING NEWS

Police hope to locate last person seen with murdered LaPlace man

BATON ROUGE — Police are hoping the person last seen with a local man in LaPlace can help ... Read more

Edgard

St. John Parish voters delivering verdict on next judge

Tuesday election looms in race to fill unexpired term of Judge Mary Becnel LAPLACE — Candidates for judge ... Read more

LaPlace

Man pleads guilty in carnal knowledge case involving AIDS charges

EDGARD — A local man faces sentencing next month after pleading guilty to charges involving a sexual encounter ... Read more

LaPlace

Superheroes UNITE for preschoolers

LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office own superheroes Mike Dean, Brandon Barlow, Daniel Materne ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: 1-of-a-kind dredge built locally for below-water work

Bob Wetta told me one of the coolest things when describing his company and team members at DSC ... Read more

Edgard

Campaign turns ugly: St. John judge candidates give takes on series of flyers

LAPLACE — “Trash,” “foolishness” and “negative” are how candidates for judge in St. John the Baptist Parish are ... Read more

Columns

Hemelt: Campus gun arrest fires up high school perception battle

It doesn’t matter what is; it only matters what is perceived. That’s the sentiment some East St. John ... Read more

LaPlace

Couple’s kidnap case sent back to police

LAPLACE — One local man in custody and another facing trial for the armed robbery and kidnapping of ... Read more