opinion/editorials

Still much to be thankful for

Many residents of St. John the Baptist Parish might wish they could forego Thanksgiving festivities this year. Partaking…

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What’s next for Gov. Jindal?

Louisiana’s Republican leaders expressed pride in the way the way state voters supported Mitt Romney’s challenge to President…

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Callous comments were ill conceived

A region devastated by Mother Nature is once again the target of undeserved, and quite candidly, inexplicable, criticism.…

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Be careful who your heroes are

Lance Armstrong and Tyrann Mathieu were considered the royalty of their respective sports, peerless in talent and majestic…

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In the mood for some fun?

A mere two months ago St. John the Baptist Parish was in the midst of planning its annual…

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Recent debates offer few tangibles

The last of three presidential debates took place Monday evening, and so far few certainties have been produced.…

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TFA educators not a threat

Earlier this week there was a heated debate concerning the funding of the Teach For America program in…

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State spending needs prioritization

Fiscal lunacy seems to hold no boundaries when it comes to Louisiana’s political checkbook. With Gov. Bobby Jindal…

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Uniting the community

The last several weeks have been a time of neighbors coming together. The local community has come together…

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Newspaper in the pink

Readers may have noticed a change to L’Observateur’s front page recently. That pink you see is no printer’s…