Local
Volunteers unite for cemetery clean-up
MONTZ — On Saturday, June 18, members of the Montz community gathered to clean up the Montz Memorial Park Cemetery. The idea to clean up ...
Lora Luquet, Author at L'Observateur
LaPlace
1811 Slave Revolt Trail pieces together details lost to history
LAPLACE — Many details of what happened during the Louisiana Slave Revolt of 1811 are lost to history, but two major historic structures along the ...
by Lora Luquet, Saturday, June 18, 2022 12:00 am
LaPlace
River Parishes Tourist Commission shines spotlight on local attractions
LAPLACE — The River Parishes Tourist Commission is the destination marketing and management organization for St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes. ...
by Lora Luquet, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:00 am
Local
German Coast Farmers Market celebrates 19 years
DESTREHAN — The German Coast Farmers Market will be holding a 19th-anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will ...
by Lora Luquet, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:00 am
Sports
Longtime sportswriter lands summer gig with Baton Rouge Rougarou
BATON ROUGE — Lori Lyons, longtime sportswriter and current journalism and multimedia teacher at Riverside Academy in Reserve, has accepted the position of media coordinator ...