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Killona woman killed in car-pickup crash
KILLONA – A 75-year-old Killona woman was killed early Saturday after she ran a stop sign and caused a two-vehicle accident on La. 3127, according to a release from State Police.
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Restaurant menus now online
Menus for local and area restaurants are now being added to L'Observateur's website. The menus are multiple pages to allow for fronts and backs and may be printed for readers to use at home or their place of business.
SJBP DA warns of fraudulent sweepstakes mailer
LAPLACE – The St. John District Attorney’s Office is urging the public to be on the lookout for a fraudulent sweepstakes mailer containing counterfeit checks that has recently targeted residents of the parish.
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St. John Council splits job of selling seized property
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Man arrested for assaulting 3-year-old boy
LAPLACE – Authorities in St. John arrested a LaPlace man on charges that he sexually assaulted a 3-year-old boy on June 24, said a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
Woman robbed at Belle Terre ATM
LAPLACE – A LaPlace woman was robbed at gunpoint Friday evening while using an automated teller machine at a LaPlace bank, said a spokesman for the St. John Sheriff’s Office.
Texas man arrested for attempted murder of police officer
LAPLACE – A Texas man was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer early Saturday morning after he led St. John sheriff’s deputies on a car chase and struck a deputy with his vehicle, said a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.
LaPlace VFD president ousted after forwarding e-mail
LAPLACE – Parish leaders said Tuesday that the president of a St. John Parish volunteer fire department was asked to resign from his post amid allegations that he forwarded a racially charged e-mail message throughout the parish and to members of the West Bank Fire Department.
LaPlace man booked in Kenner beating, attempted robbery
KENNER – A LaPlace man was apprehended Wednesday for his involvement in the beating and attempted armed robbery of three Hispanic men in Kenner earlier this month, said a spokesman for the Kenner Police Department.
Low-income homeownership program to unveil new homes
BOUTTE—For a few families in St. Charles Parish, a dream that once seemed out of reach is about to become a reality.
Green light given to new signals on Airline
LAPLACE – State Department of Transportation and Development officials green-lighted plans this week to replace and improve traffic signals on Airline Highway across three parishes, said a spokesman for the department.
Deadbeat dads have rough Father's Day
LAPLACE – Father’s Day weekend wasn’t quite so happy for one group of deadbeat dads who were apprehended during an early morning roundup last Friday for failure to pay child support.
Reserve man arrested
LAPLACE – A Reserve man was apprehended for attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery over the weekend after he hit another man over the head and tried to rob him during an incident last Thursday, said a spokesman for the St. John Sheriff’s Office.
Victim of nightclub shooting dies
LAPLACE – A 17-year-old Kenner teen who suffered a gunshot wound to the head during a shooting at a LaPlace nightclub earlier this month succumbed to his injuries Monday, said a spokesman for the St. John Sheriff’s Office.
I-10 lane closures set
LAPLACE – Motorists traveling the interstate through LaPlace next week should be on the lookout for lane closures between the Belle Terre Boulevard and US 51 interchanges while state Department of Transportation and Development employees test weigh-in-motion scale equipment.
Connectivity increases need for caution
LAPLACE – As technology continues to advance, our society has become one of extreme connectivity with more and more people utilizing the Internet to manage finances, conduct business or just stay in touch.
SJBP airport control switches to Port of South Louisiana
LAPLACE – A long-awaited agreement to shift control of the St. John Parish Airport to the Port of South Louisiana received clearance for takeoff from the St. John Council at a June 23 council meeting.
Dow shutdown has minimal affect on Hahnville facility
HAHNVILLE – At a board of directors meeting last Tuesday, officials at Dow Chemical announced the closure of several of the company’s manufacturing plants including two units at its Hahnville complex, but a plant spokesman said the shut down would only result in about 10 layoffs.
