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Terrebonne Parish set to open new Hollywood Road Bridge this week
Terrebonne Parish President Jason Bergeron has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new Hollywood Road Bridge. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2024, and the public is invited to attend. The bridge’s construction commenced with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, August...
Houma woman pleads not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, others
Latonya Harris, who is accused of torturing her teenage daughter, pled not guilty in court this morning in Houma. Harris is formally being charged with attempted second-degree murder, cruelty to a juvenile and domestic abuse battery child endangerment. This case was reported by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office in May....
Woman pleads not guilty to ‘heinous’ allegations of torturing, burning 15-year-old
THIBODAUX, La. (WVUE) - A Thibodaux woman accused of burning and attempting to kill a 15-year-old girl pleaded not guilty on Monday, June 24. LaTonya Harris, 40, faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, cruelty to a juvenile, and child endangerment in Terrebonne Parish. The investigation began after Harris and her...
Terrebonne Parish on deadline to spend $117.4 million grant, $3 million on Main Street
Terrebonne Parish is on a deadline to spend $3 million on Main Street, a key part of the downtown Houma revitalization plan. Back in 2022, efforts were made to convert part of Main Street, between Polk Street and Grand Caillou Road, and part of Polk Avenue into single-lane roads. Two years later, two proponents of the change no longer hold their offices, but one official has continued the fight. ...
Louisiana mother accused of ‘torturing’ daughter pleads not guilty
TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The woman accused of torturing her teenage daughter in Terrebonne Parish pled not guilty to the charges against her in court on Monday, June 24. The Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court’s Office confirmed that 40-year-old Latonya Harris pled not guilty to second-degree cruelty to...
Terrebonne mother pleads not guilty after being accused of torturing her daughter
TERREBONNE PARISH, La. — A mother in Terrebonne Parish accused of torturing her daughter pleaded not guilty Monday morning. Latonya Harris' arraignment happened at a courthouse in Houma. Harris is being charged with attempted first-degree murder, cruelty to a juvenile and domestic abuse battery child endangerment. Her pre-trial date...
TPCG announces Utility Assistance Program Dates for July
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Department of Housing & Human Services is offering utility assistance to qualifying low-income families on the following days, at the following times and locations:. Barry P. Bonvillain Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Anchor Foursquare Church (old Grand Caillou Elementary), 6741 Grand Caillou Rd., Dulac.
Teen who escaped from juvenile justice facility found and in custody, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff says
BRIDGE CITY, La. — A 17-year-old teen who escaped from an Office of Juvenile Justice facility was found and taken into custody by authorities per arrest warrants, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said they were searching for 17-year-old Blaze Crochet, of Thibodaux,...
Thibodaux teen sought after escape from state juvenile custody, authorities say
BRIDGE CITY, La. (WVUE) - Authorities are searching for a Thibodaux teen who escaped from state juvenile custody. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet on Saturday (June 22) identified the escapee as 17-year-old Blaze Crochet of Thibodaux. Crochet is described as being 5-foot-6, weighing 170 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
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