Business
Port’s $13.4 million grant meets cargo transportation demand
RESERVE — Grant funding for a multi-modal connections project at the Port of South Louisiana will pave the way for economic development, improve the efficiency ...
Stephen Hemelt, Author at L'Observateur
LaPlace
Recreation Champions
LAPLACE – The St. John Recreation Department recently held its 2019-2020 basketball championships. The 9/10-year-old Division Championship was won by the 9/10 Celtics. The 9/10 ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, February 29, 2020 7:55 am
LaPlace
PHOTO FEATURE: Middle School Champions
by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, February 15, 2020 12:00 am
Business
Jackson barred from Louisiana state tax preparation
BATON ROUGE – At the request of the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR), a New Orleans judge barred Leroi Gorman Jackson, convicted of tax-related felonies, ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00 am
Education
6-time oratorical champion: 5th grader Jaz Thompson inspires through speech
LAPLACE — Like most fifth graders, Jaz Thompson feels flutters of nervous energy in the minutes leading up to a performance in front of a ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, January 25, 2020 11:47 am
LaPlace
St. John Parish Arrest Report 12/30/19 through 01/03/20
The information is provided pursuant to the Public Records Act. Nothing contained herein is intended to imply or infer the guilt or wrongdoing of any ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, January 18, 2020 12:00 am
Columns
Start the New Year smoke-free: Smoking Cessation Trust shares quit tips
As 2019 comes to an end and many people begin to make their New Year’s resolutions, one resolution that consistently appears at the top of ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:00 am
Faith & Values
Restoration rings true: New bell comes to historic church after 25 years
RESERVE — Pastor Steve Perrilloux of Historic Riverlands Christian Center in Reserve believes in God’s ability to restore what has been lost. Looking at ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Tuesday, December 24, 2019 10:29 am
LaPlace
Local NAACP chapter set for re-activation
LAPLACE — Edward Hall established a local NAACP chapter in St. John the Baptist Parish in the early 1940s on his quest to remove racial ...
by Stephen Hemelt, Saturday, December 21, 2019 12:05 am
High School Sports
Riverside Academy announces athletic hires
RESERVE – Riverside Academy’s diamonds got a little brighter this week with the announcement of two big hires at the school. Veteran baseball coach Marty ...