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Pilots for Patients
As a southern Louisiana community, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes as well as their surrounding areas have persevered through a multitude of trials and tribulations. From hurricanes like Katrina and Ida to the chronic, and sometimes terminal, illnesses that plague individual households, our community seems to be constantly on the mend. Luckily, there are a number of dedicated heroes who come together to make that mending just a little easier. Pilots for Patients [PFP] is one of these organizations.
Meat With A Mission
Calling all food lovers in the Lafourche and Terrebonne areas! Cut Off’s newest, veteran-owned business, Southern Farms Specialty Meats, recently opened its doors– just in time for summer barbecues. Southern Farms Specialty Meats is owned and operated by veterans Jady Guidry and Trent Naquin, who have a mission...
Two Men Injured in Saturday Evening Shooting Incident in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Thibodaux Saturday evening. Two men were injured in the incident. Just after 7:15 p.m. on June 29, 2024, deputies responded to the 100 block of Park Avenue in Thibodaux in reference to a man in...
Excessive Heat Warnings issued for Sunday and Monday for portions of Terrebonne and Lafourche
Here is an update from the National Weather Service in New Orleans concerning the heat threat Sunday and Monday. Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories have been issued for Monday in the same areas as Sunday. Overview:. WHAT: Prolonged and dangerous heat conditions with heat index values of 108 to...
Bayou Blue Man Found Guilty in Murder of Chad Daigle
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Bayou Blue man was found guilty as charged of 2nd Degree Murder by a Lafourche Parish Jury after a four-day trial. Earl Verdin went onto Chad Daigle’s property and fatally shot him multiple times. The investigation revealed that Verdin and Daigle...
Lafourche Parish man convicted in killing of Bayou Blue man
BAYOU BLUE, La. — A Lafourche Parish man has been found guilty in the murder of a Bayou Blue man. Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that Earl Verdin was convicted this week of killing Chad Daigle. The conviction comes after a four-day trial. Verdin and Daigle had...
Lafourche Parish to Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Newly Renovated Theogene Melancon Boat Launch and the John Boudreaux Pier
LAFOURCHE PARISH – On Tuesday, July 2, Lafourche Parish will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the recently completed renovation of the Theogene Melancon Boat Launch and John Boudreaux Pier located at 198 Martin Ln, Golden Meadow, LA 70357. The ceremony is scheduled at 11:30AM at the boat launch and guests will hear from the Parish President and other special guests.
Weather alert: New 'Street Flood Advisory' issued for parts of Bayou Parishes
NEW ORLEANS — The National Weather Service has issued a 'Street Flood Advisory' for parts of Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes until 10 a.m. due to ongoing heavy rains Thursday morning. Rainfall measurements of nearly six inches has fallen in Assumption, alone. According to WWL Louisiana meteorologist Payton Malone,...
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office searching for suspect in Bayou Blue shooting
BAYOU BLUE, La. — The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that happened over the weekend and injured a woman in Bayou Blue. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Sunday in the area of Palmisano Drive. Deputies say a woman in her 30s was shot in the...
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