Education

School Board alters start dates

RESERVE — The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board voted Thursday to alter school start dates for…

Local

Louisiana Governor extends Phase Two

Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an order today that extends Phase Two and the statewide mask…

Police Beat

What really happened to Audrey Moate? (Part 4 of 5): Evidence suggests Audrey Moate lived

[The following is the fourth installment in a five-part series of a true crime story that happened in…

Lifestyle

Women’s right to vote was a long journey

LAPLACE – What many men, and women, do not know is that the right to vote for women…

Celebrations

L’OBSERVATEUR 19th Amendment coverage in 1920: 70 years of struggle at last crowned with victory

LAPLACE— On August 28, 1920, the front page story on page one of L’OBSERVATEUR was the death of…

Lifestyle

A look back at the early 1900s: “Pa teaches Young America why women should not vote”

[The following appeared in L’Observateur on August 22, 1914. It was a very progressive story for its time…

News

Vercell Fiffie declared unopposed for Div. A judge: Atoundra Pierre Lawson removed from the ballot

NEW ORLEANS — Vercell Fiffie will run unopposed for the 40th District Judicial Judge Division A seat in…

Storm Stories

Tropical systems play ‘Marco Polo’

[Editor’s Note: This piece was prepared on Monday ahead of L’OBSERVATEUR’s regular print deadline for the safety of…

Z - Newsletter Sports

Jarrod “Bam” Jackson returns to ESJ as assistant coach

RESERVE – Football has always been a safe haven for Jarrod “Bam” Jackson Jr. For two hours a…

News

A TRIO OF COMMUNITY BRIEFS:

COMMODITIES POSTPONED The Department of Health and Human Services has postponed its USDA Surplus food distributions to St.…