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Improvements included in Bonnet Carre master plan
HAHNVILLE – Sturdier restrooms, new established areas for horseback riding and four-wheeling and a more aggressive public outreach education program are just some of the proposed improvements included in the newly developed master plan for the Bonnet Carre Spillway, which was announced Monday at the St. Charles Council Meeting.
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LaPlace woman pleads guilty to Red Cross fraud
Special to L'OBSERVATEUR
Woman arrested for Hibbets robbery
LAPLACE – A LaPlace woman was taken into custody last week in connection with the March armed robbery of a sporting goods store, said a spokesman for the St. John Sheriff’s Office.
DOD veteran named to head St. Charles EOP
Special to L'Observateur
Reserve boat launch up for discussion
LAPLACE – St. John administrators hope to get the ball rolling Tuesday night on a project that will overhaul the long-neglected Reserve boat launch.
Nice ride ...
This was but one of the many motorcycles travelling along River Road last Friday as part of the Plantation Poker Run segment of Bike Week New Orleans. Riders visited San Francisco Plantation from a variety of states, including Mississippi, Wisconsin and Idaho. More photos, Page 1B. (Staff photo by John H. Walker)
Shocked ESJ community deals with Giordano's death
RESERVE – Funeral services were held Tuesday for East St. John High School girls basketball coach Troy Giordano, who suffered fatal injuries in a car crash on Interstate 10 in Kenner Friday afternoon while on his way home to Belle Chasse.
St. Rose bandits target warehouse
ST. ROSE – A quartet of bandits, three armed with guns, targeted a St. Rose distribution warehouse and made off with a large amount of prescription drugs early Saturday, according to a release from the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office.
St. John K9 team takes national title
LAPLACE – Make no bones about it, if there are concealed drugs inside a car, home or business in St. John Parish the K9 unit for the Sheriff’s Office narcotics division will sniff it out – they have the awards to prove it.
Ethics board clears St. John councilman
LAPLACE – State ethics board members concluded Wednesday that a St. John Parish Council member, who works as an insurance agent, is not in violation of any ethics code since he does not deal with insurance companies that do business with the parish.
Uncertainty spreads swine flu fears
LAPLACE—Perhaps one of the most destructive aspects of the recent outbreak of swine flu (or H1N1) is the uncertainty involved with the disease.
Business
St. John Business Association holds Cindo de Mayo fiesta
The St. John Parish Business Association held a fiesta at Armand’s Bistro to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
