Local

Community meeting discusses grain elevator

WALLACE — Greenfield LLC has applied for a permit to construct a grain elevator and accompanying dock in…

LaPlace

Essential employees, community members blessed with 550 hot meals

LAPLACE — Giving back doesn’t have to involve large monetary donations. According to Blessed to be a Blessing…

Local

New orthopedic clinic opens in Lutcher

LUTCHER — St. James Parish Hospital is extremely excited to welcome a new orthopedic clinic to its growing…

Edgard

Painting stencils in the Juan Anthony Joseph Memorial Park in Edgard

EDGARD — Cynthia Clifton, extension nutrition agent with the LSU AgCenter, recently painted four stencils in the Juan…

LaPlace

COVID-19 vaccine update for the week of March 8

JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH — The Louisiana Department of Health has made limited amounts of the COVID-19 vaccine…

LaPlace

Goodbye Butterflies: Educator writes children’s book about overcoming fear

LAPLACE — Gerzalle Blanks is all too familiar with the feeling of butterflies in her stomach. She felt…

Local

East St. John names 5th marking period honor roll

RESERVE — The following students were named to the fifth marking period honor roll at East St. John…

News

L’OBSERVATEUR hosts online contest

L’OBSERVATEUR is hosting a National $5,000 Home Improvement Sweepstakes from now until April 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.…

LaPlace

ALERT from Attorney General Jeff Landry: Use caution when conducting online marketplace transactions

BATON ROUGE, LA – Amid the recent tragic news of a New Orleans man killed trying to sell…

COVID-19

Louisiana expands COVID Vaccine eligibility to all Louisianans 16 and older with certain health conditions, effective immediately

BATON ROUGE – Following a steady resupply of COVID-19 vaccine doses to the state and after a series…