Storm Stories
Louisiana communities empowered for the 2020 hurricane season
With the 2020 hurricane season already seeing three named tropical storms in Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal, Facebook is…
Education
Summer Learning Packets made available
RESERVE – Summer Learning Packets are now available on the school board website. These packets are being offered…
Health
Thank you, Noitavonne
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office sends special thanks to Lael Alexander and Noitavonne for the donation of…
Health
Select COVID-19 testing sites suspending services due to Tropical Storm Cristobal
LAPLACE— With the potential threat to Louisiana from the impending Tropical Storm Cristobal, select community-based drive-thru testing sites…
COVID-19
COVID-19 weekly update: St John reports 872 cases
Editor’s note: L’Observateur is posting a COVID-19 update weekly. Should the numbers begin to increase rapidly again, updates…
News Main
Louisiana to enter Phase 2 reopening Friday, June 5
BATON ROUGE — Governor John Bel Edwards announced Monday that, following improvement in the COVID-19 outlook, Louisiana is…
COVID-19
Hotard: COVID-19 has revealed our strengths
It has been difficult lately to deal with the deaths and economic destruction our country is suffering due…
COVID-19
Montegut: COVID-19 numbers improving dramatically
Since my last update in the newspaper on May 4, there has been a dramatic decrease in COVID-19…
Education
St. Charles Catholic continues senior traditions with a twist
LAPLACE–St. Charles Catholic High School is an institution of tradition. Over the 65-year history of the school, many…
Business
Louisiana Federal Credit Union donates equipment to SJPH
LUTCHER–Louisiana Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently donated 1,500 surgical masks to medical staff at St. James Parish Hospital…