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LaPlace man arrested for terrorizing

STAFF REPORTS L’OBSERVATEUR   LAPLACE — Todd Clement Jr., 34, of LaPlace was arrested Nov. 6 after posting…

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LaPlace Woman charged with bank fraud

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that Arlene Tranchina, age 55, of Laplace, was charged…

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Suspicious package found in St. Charles

Sheriff Champagne reports that shortly after 11:45 a.m. the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the…

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Audrey Moate’s granddaughter provides new information

BY HL ARLEDGE SPECIAL TO L’OBSERVATEUR bayoujustice@hammondstar.com   I started this column two years ago to ensure the…

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LaPlace man arrested for habitual shoplifting

William Varnado III, 40, of LaPlace has been arrested for the twelfth  time since 2019 for shoplifting a…

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Detectives investigate weekend shooting homicide in Reserve

RESERVE — Nicholas Paylor, 21, of Hester was shot and killed Saturday, Oct. 24, in the 400 block…

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SJSO: Man used knives to kill girlfriend & her sister, also attacked his 2 teenage siblings

LAPLACE — The carnage that took place this weekend was some of the worst St. John the Baptist…

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SJSO reports 2 dead, 2 injured in LaPlace double homicide

LAPLACE — Two women were killed and two others were injured in a Sunday afternoon attack in the…

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Sheriff confirms homicide in LaPlace; more details to follow

(Editor’s Note: Please see link to updated story: https://lobservateur.com/2020/10/25/sjso-reports-2-dead-2-injured-in-laplace-double-homicide/#puzzle,1656,1603674367345) LAPLACE — There is heavy police presence in the…

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Four Juveniles Arrested for School Burglary

Four male juveniles, ages 10, 12, 14, and 15, from Reserve were arrested in connection to a burglary…