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Kindhearted Bruno Burrell remembered for public service

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish is mourning the loss of former Chief Deputy Assessor Bruno Burrell ...

Business

Tourist Commission votes to levy 4 % occupancy tax

(Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correctly identify Commissioner Tracy Smith. L’OBSERVATEUR regrets the error.) LAPLACE — ...

News

Resistance on the River: West Bank residents recount 1968 protest

EDGARD — Whitney Plantation executive director Ashley Rogers was browsing Ebay when she found a stash of photos ...

News

St. John sandbag sites open noon Aug. 22; Parish makes emergency declaration for tropical storm 

In preparation for potential severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Marco and Tropical Storm Laura, Parish President Hotard ...

LaPlace

Levee Trail change orders approved

LAPLACE — The St. John Parish Council approved two change orders to Phase IV of the Mississippi River ...

Business

The Medicine Shoppe moves to new & improved building

LAPLACE — After more than 40 years of serving the community from Carrollwood Drive, The Medicine Shoppe has ...

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Moving forward in a COVID world: Parish leaders prioritize flood protection, economic development

LAPLACE — It’s too early to pinpoint the exact financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the tri-parish ...

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SCC graduate pens 1st poetry book

LAPLACE — Writing poetry takes courage. Local author Kelsey Villeret made a mosaic of the mountains and valleys ...

Celebrations

St. Joan of Arc graduates grow in faith

LAPLACE — Hartley Faucheux and Lauren Laiche are two of the most impactful students Ryan Flynn has encountered ...

College

Never too old to follow your dreams: LaPlace woman attains doctorate in theology

LAPLACE — At 60 years old, Dr. Cherry Knight is a mother of four, a grandmother of seven ...

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