Crime
LaPlace man arrested for 8 counts of vehicle burglary
LAPLACE – Harley D. Atkinson, 35, of LaPlace, was arrested Friday, July 31 in connection to several vehicle burglaries at a LaPlace business. At ...
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LaPlace
Weekly Facebook poll: Readers are doubtful Phase 2 will end soon
L’OBSERVATEUR asked readers, “Do you believe we will still be at Phase 2 by the end of the Governor’s current resolution on August 7?” A ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, August 1, 2020 12:00 am
Crime
July 11 shooting suspects arrested; investigation continues
LAPLACE — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office announced that Brandon Fleming, 16, and Ramon Patterson Jr., 15, are suspects in a shooting ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:33 am
LaPlace
Election season begins in St. John Parish
LAPLACE — Qualifying in St. John the Baptist Parish ended Friday with several local races uncontested for the Nov. 3 election. With no opponents gunning ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:05 am
LaPlace
Another police stand-off ends peacefully, subject taken into custody
St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre announced a situation involving a man who stated he was armed with two guns and barricaded himself inside his Oak ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:33 pm
LaPlace
St. John gets ready for school
LAPLACE — One thousand children received backpacks, school supplies and hygiene kits to start the 2020-2021 school year off right at Saturday’s Blessed to Be ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 8:13 am
Local
Special election approaching in St. Charles Parish
HAHNVILLE — St. Charles Parish Registrar of Voters Brian J. Champagne announced important dates for the Aug. 25 Parish-wide Proposition Special Election. Last Wednesday, July ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:47 am
Local
Governor extends Phase Two in Louisiana
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday announced that he will extend Louisiana’s current Phase Two order, which also includes a statewide mask mandate, limits indoor ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:01 am
COVID-19
Inmates test positive at St. Charles Parish correctional center for COVID-19
HAHNVILLE – On July 20, Sheriff Greg Champagne announced a total of 39 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:00 am
LaPlace
SJSO seeks public’s help finding water slide robbers
Detectives with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help to locate this truck and two male subjects who stole a commercial ...