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4 arrested, 1 wanted in LaPlace home invasion
LAPLACE, La. (WVUE) - Four people have been arrested and authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a fifth suspect accused of breaking into and ransacking a home in LaPlace. Detectives with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office say a husband and wife reported that five people forced their...
3 indicted in Marrero father's retaliatory killing at West Bank intersection
A Jefferson Parish grand jury on Thursday handed up an indictment charging three suspects in the murder of a Marrero man gunned down at an intersection, authorities say, because the victim's girlfriend had allegedly opened fire on his ex a day earlier. Dashawn Washington, 29, and Charles Coler, 31, were...
NOPD investigating multi-vehicle crash on I-10 Twin Spans
NEW ORLEANS — A multi-vehicle accident on the I-10 Twin Spans left one car overturned and sent two people to the hospital on Saturday, according to the New Orleans Police Department. NOPD said the crash involved three vehicles and happened around 9 p.m. on I-10 eastbound on the Twin...
Man found guilty after killing girlfriend with an axe
NEW ORLEANS — It took less than two hours for a New Orleans jury to convict Preston Higgs of second-degree murder following a 3-day jury trial in Criminal District Court Section E on Friday. Hours earlier, Higgs admitted to killing Liz Quackenbush with an axe inside the couple's shared...
Guilty Verdict For Thibodaux Man Who Shot Victim in Business Parking Lot
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that Wilfred Walker II, 35, of Thibodaux, was found guilty by a Lafourche Parish jury of Attempted Manslaughter and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon following a two-day trial. The trial was presided over by the Honorable Jennifer Richard. The case...
Agents Cite Montegut Man for Shrimping Violation in Lafourche Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Montegut man for an alleged shrimping violation on Aug. 27 in Lafourche Parish. Agents cited Percy Dardar III, 43, for leaving a butterfly net unattended. Agents observed the butterfly net lowered into the water in the fishing position for shrimp...
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