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'Doc' Voorhies gives $30,000 for Nicholls St. scholarships
Donald “Doc” Voorhies contributed $30,000 to create the J. Wayne & Diane Voorhies Plaisance Family Endowed Scholarship to benefit full-time Nicholls State University students that graduated from a Lafourche Parish High School. "Education holds a very special place for me. My father set up scholarships this way, and...
Free Hunter Education Field Day Scheduled for August 10
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a FREE Hunter Education Field Day on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The Field Day will occur from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the LPSO Shooting Range at 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland. The Field Day is recommended for those ages 14 or older, and participants must have completed the home study course.
Juneteenth celebrations set for Saturday in Terrebonne and Lafourche
Terrebonne and Lafourche have two Juneteenth festivals this weekend celebrating American freedom. Both parishes are hosting public gatherings Saturday in recognition of when the final group of slaves were freed in America. In 1865, word traveled slowly, and many slaves who were free were not informed of it and, therefore, continued life enslaved.
Free Hunter Education Field Day Scheduled for August 10, 2024
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a FREE Hunter Education Field Day on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The Field Day will occur from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the LPSO Shooting Range at 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland. The Field Day is recommended for those ages 14 or older, and participants must have completed the home study course.
Detectives Investigating Incident with a Toy Gun Pointed at a Deputy
LPSO Detectives are investigating an incident wherein a toy gun was pulled on an off-duty deputy early Monday morning. During the early morning hours of June 10, 2024, an off-duty deputy was traveling in the central Lafourche Parish area when she noticed she was being followed closely by a pickup truck. At around 1:30 a.m., the off-duty deputy pulled into the parking lot at the LPSO Criminal Operations Center in Lockport, and the truck followed. The truck stopped in the parking lot, and a passenger exited and pointed a gun at the deputy’s vehicle before leaving the area.
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