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Four Obama Cabinet members coming to St. John
RESERVE – The White House announced last week that St. John Parish has been named as one of nine stops for a presidential listening tour in rural areas of the United States that will feature four members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
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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 â“ The St. John District Attorneyâs 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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Crimestoppers to become more visible in St. John
Crimestoppers is alive and well in St. John Parish. It’s just that not too many people know about it.
SJBP authorities searching for non-custodial parent
LAPLACE – Authorities in St. John are searching for a former resident of the area who is accused of kidnapping her 2-year-old son from her ex-husband’s LaPlace home on July 3, said a spokesman for The St. John Sheriff’s Office
Legendary coach, respected leader dies
EDGARDâ”The River Parishes and West St. John community lost one of its most beloved and respected figures on Friday with the death of Rudolph George âBillâ Dinvaut, who passed away at Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner at the age of 80.
SJBP Council OKs plan to help Duck's Ice
LAPLACE â“ The St. John Parish Council has approved a measure to allow the parish to finance an expansion at an Edgard ice plant that will help the facility to become certified to distribute ice under FEMA guidelines.
Third drug thief caught
HAHNVILLE â“ The third man involved in an armed robbery of a St. Rose distribution warehouse back in May was apprehended late last week, according to a release from the St. Charles Sheriffâs Office.
Man shot, killed in front of his LaPlace home
LAPLACE â“ Authorities in St. John are investigating the shooting death of a 25-year-old LaPlace man, who was shot in front of his home Saturday night, said a spokesman for the St. John Sheriffâs Office.
Garyville man gets 55 years
EDGARD – A 20-year-old Garyville man, who was convicted of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery in April of this year, was sentenced Monday to 55 years in prison for the 2006 incident.
SJBP's improved bond rating helps in sale
EDGARD – St. John Parish officials said Tuesday that a new higher bond rating helped the parish land a 4.15 percent interest rate on the sale of $29 million worth of general obligation bonds for various infrastructure improvements throughout the parish.
Cops probing LaPlace shooting
LAPLACE – Authorities in St. John are investigating a shooting incident in LaPlace on Monday in which a 24-year-old man was shot once in the leg.
Broussard Baloney is minority choice by parish
EDGARD – St. John Parish Councilman-at-Large Richard “Dale” Wolfe has named the Broussard Baloney Law Firm as his choice to get half of a parish contract to lay down policies and procedures for selling off properties in the parish that have been seized for non-payment of taxes.
National Night Out draws near
LAPLACE – The St. John Sheriff’s Office is once again asking all neighborhoods in the parish to stand together against crime in the community by participating in the 26th annual Night Out Against Crime.
Arrest made in Club Xquisite murder
LAPLACE – St. John Sheriff Wayne Jones said a 22-year-old LaPlace man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of a Kenner teenager in the parking lot of a LaPlace nightclub.
Officials say foul smells from Dow could linger
HAHNVILLE – On Thursday, officials with St. Charles Parish, the Department of Environmental Quality and Dow Chemical’s Hahnville operations said foul smells from a chemical release at the plant on Tuesday could continue to linger in the area for the next few days but said the odor does not pose an immediate health risk.
I-10 lane closures set
LAPLACE â“ 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.
Community told to âget involvedâ by pastor
LAPLACE—There’s a front line in every battle and in Woodland Quarters, it’s along Cardinal Street.
SJBP airport control switches to Port of South Louisiana
LAPLACE â“ 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 â“ At a board of directors meeting last Tuesday, officials at Dow Chemical announced the closure of several of the companyâs manufacturing plants including two units at its Hahnville complex, but a plant spokesman said the shut down would only result in about 10 layoffs.
Major drug bust sends four to jail
LAPLACE â“ During a late night drug bust at a LaPlace residence Monday, St. John Parish narcotics agents uncovered stolen weapons, a large amount of cash and more than a kilogram of crack and powder cocaine, which was found hidden throughout the house, said Sheriff Wayne Jones during a press conference Wednesday.
