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Fire Safety Vigilance Urged After Three Home Fire Deaths in Two Days
BATON ROUGE- The State Fire Marshal’s (SFM) Office is reminding Louisiana families to remain vigilant about fire safety in ...
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Faith Over Fear: Ascension of Our Lord Catholic School Prays for Its Future
By Karen Trichell Throughout St. John the Baptist Parish, there are few schools that incorporate both faith and ...
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Power outage scheduled for parts of St. John
Entergy Louisiana scheduled a power outage for parts of St. John the Baptist Parish on Wednesday, Dec. 6. ...
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St. John the Baptist School Board appoints new superintendent following concerns from public
Reserve — In a meeting on Monday, the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board held open interviews ...
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Lakewood Drive at Highway 90 Fully Closed to Traffic
Hahnville, LA – Effective Wednesday, December 6, 2023, traffic will not be able to enter or exit Lakewood Drive ...
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Comets back in familiar spot — Div. III semifinals
LAPLACE – Depending on traffic, it only takes about 37 minutes to get from the small New Orleans ...
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Holiday Express to stop in LaPlace on Nov. 29
The CPKC Holiday Train program is back for its 25th year of spreading holiday cheer and raising donations ...
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The Norco Christmas Parade: A River Parishes tradition
The Norco Christmas Parade ran from the 1950s through the 1980s before it was discontinued. In 2001, a ...
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A Heartwarming Gesture: Brooke Madere’s Thanksgiving Donation Bags
In the spirit of gratitude and giving back, Brooke Madere, a compassionate 19-year-old graduate of East St. John, ...
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Russ Wise: Santa in the River Parishes
Over 20 years ago, Russ Wise, who had never grown a beard before, grew one out for the ...
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Shop Local, Shop St. John
As we look forward to the holiday season with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, now is ...
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Familiar Foes: Rebels and Comets face rematches in QF playoffs
Thanksgiving week is all about reunions – getting together with familiar people to rehash memories and boast of ...
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Comets swim to runner-up finish at state
The St. Charles Catholic boys swim team went head first into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association State ...
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34th Annual Festival of the Bonfires to proceed with extra precautions
St. James Parish — Despite the unusually dry conditions leading to a burn ban across Louisiana this year, ...
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River Parishes Full Election Results: November 18, 2023
Election Results for St. Charles Parish Category Party Candidate Votes % State Representative – 57th District DEM Sylvia ...
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Detectives investigate threat at ESJ
Detectives with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a threat of violence to East St. John ...
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1983 State championship football team to be honored Friday night
The Rebel Express Special to L’Observateur Riverside Academy will recognize the Rebels 1983 state championship football team at ...
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St. James Plant honors veterans in Veterans Day ceremony
On Thursday, Nov. 9, the AmSty plant in St. James Parish held a ceremony to honor its employees ...
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St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives seek assistance in locating juvenile wanted for murder of LaPlace man
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance as a result of a shooting that ...
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St. John Parish schools achieve top 10 for improvement across Louisiana following pandemic
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released 2023 performance scores for the state’s public schools and systems on ...
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Dollar General: A lifeline for Edgard’s small community
In March 2019, the arrival of a Dollar General store marked a significant change for Edgard, offering not ...
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Comets and Rebels to vie for state swimming titles
Riverside Academy and St. Charles Catholic will send a slew of swimmers to Sulphur this week for the ...
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Louisiana officials to reconsider regulations on redfish catch limits
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will reconsider regulations to halt the decline in ...
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Riverside Academy to reopen Friday
Riverside Academy will reopen on Friday, Nov. 10 following Thursday’s closure due to a potential threat against the ...