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Friday's shootout resonates throughout community
LAPLACE—Although Friday’s police action was mostly confined to the vicinity of the LaPlace Oaks housing complex, its effects were felt throughout a much larger area of LaPlace.
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New group formed to curb truancy
LAPLACE—Under the slogan “Every Child—At School—Every Day,” a group of St. John Civic organizations and prominent individuals, spearheaded by the St. John United Way, have joined forces and taken aim at truancy in the parish.
'Altercation' leads to shootout
LAPLACE – Louisiana State Police shot and killed one man and injured another during an undercover narcotics investigation that turned violent outside of a LaPlace housing development Friday morning.
Parish seeks bids to repair water towers
LAPLACE – St. John Parish administrators have begun seeking bids to repair a group of parish water towers that are in poor condition.
Visiting teen suspected in rash of car burglaries
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Train mauls truck stopped at intersection in Reserve
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East Bank offices expanding
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St. John school system preparing for possibility of H1N1 outbreak
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Back to drawing board for tap water problems
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Feeling light as Alumina
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Encore visit for L’Observateur’s new publisher
Sandy Seal Cunningham has been named publisher of L’Observateur, replacing John H. Walker, who recently left the company.
Gala opening set for parish’s potential pets
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Student banking more than accounts
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Long prison term for drug dealer
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans man looking to deal more than $2,000 worth of ecstasy pills in Destrehan before being stopped by deputies in St. Charles Parish last year was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
Deputy charged with DWI
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Local business owner picked a good time to start winning
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Cats and dogs, rejoice!
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Vandals set excavator ablaze in St. Charles
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Half of alleged burglary team nabbed after LaPlace break-in
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Regardless of strain, flu treatment is same
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St. John juvenile probation offices approved for expansion, renovation
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L’Observateur still seeking submissions
The dictionary defines the word “extraordinary” as “beyond what is ordinary or usual” and “highly exceptional or remarkable.” As such, this is fitting word to describe the stories we are looking to include in September’s River Current magazine.
