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Morgan City 22-year-old dies in St. Charles Parish ATV crash
A Morgan City man was killed in an ATV crash in St. Charles Parish on Sunday evening on ...
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One killed, another critically injured in four-vehicle crash on Airline Highway
A four-vehicle car crash on U.S. 61 near Windsor Street has claimed the life of a 55-year-old, Thomas ...
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St. John’s school board votes to close elementary school near chemical plant next year
On Thursday night, members of St John’s School Board voted to authorize the closure of Fifth Ward Elementary ...
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DuPont Laplace plant fined $480k after admitting to leak cancer-inducing chemicals
Chemical company DuPont LLC in LaPlace was fined $480,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA for failing to ...
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Bond set at $160K for man arrested in connection to Laplace shooting investigation
A Laplace man arrested Monday night after allegedly being involved in a shooting that led to visible injury ...
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Court to hear arguments as parents push for St John Parish school board to relocate elementary students from school next to chemical plant
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana heard arguments Tuesday in an ongoing case pitting ...
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L’Observateur hosts Meet & Greet to celebrate favorite local businesses
The L’Observateur will host a meet and greet at the River Region Chamber of Commerce, located at 390 ...
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SJSO investigating shooting homicide in Cambridge
LAPLACE — Kendrick Pritchett, 20, was killed in an early morning shooting in LaPlace, according to the St. ...
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Riverside advances to today’s 2A championship game
By RYAN ARENA L’Observateur SULPHUR – Riverside Academy is headed to the Class 2A state championship game after ...