Baldwin, LA

Local agencies reported six arrests Thursday, including one on a gun charge by Franklin police. Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 40 complaints and made this arrest:. —Donavon Washington, 26, Baldwin, was arrested at 8:03 p.m. Thursday by the...

WOODVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – The man wanted in connection to a murder in Centerville and a shooting in Woodville was captured in New Orleans. The Natchez Democrat reported Jaccory Carr, 24, was arrested on Friday, May 20. Woodville Police Chief Lemuel Rutledge said Carr likely had help in his escape from the Woodville area last […]

Central Catholic High School held commencement ceremonies Saturday. The celebration began with a Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Morgan City with the Very Rev. P.J. Madden as celebrant. Sofia Saleme and Mason Wisdom were altar servers. Readings were by graduates Olivia Black and Gweneth Dohmann. Following mass, salutatorian...

Mom hears late son's heart beat in 14-year-old boy for 1st time. When Maria Clark's son, Nicholas Peters, died nearly two years ago in a car crash, she said she knew immediately she wanted to donate the 25-year-old's organs. "I said, 'We can't bury all of this magic, that we...

Rehabilitation work on the Atchafalaya River Bridge in St. Mary Parish could be completed by the end of the summer. On Thursday, DOTD updated on the work being done to the bridge which began in September 2019. Contractors have been blasting, painting and making structural repairs to the bridge since that time. Work was expected to be completed in the summer of 2021.

An Abbeville man is dead after his vehicle lost control and flipped multiple times.

The 87th Shrimp & Petroleum Festival has announced its renewal of the poster contest. The contest is open to artists throughout the state and the winning design will be used for the official 2022 poster. The theme of the poster must equally reflect the history or present-day operation of both the shrimping and petroleum industries or festival activities. The overall paper size of the poster will be 12″ wide and 24″ in height and the artist must leave 1/4″ white border surrounding the original within the total size. Also, the design must be vertical and the lettering must not be placed flush with the white border.

The Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Section made six arrests Wednesday, including four involving gun charges. Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that over the last 24-hour reporting period, the Sheriff’s Office responded to 35 complaints and made these arrests:. —Keon Carbin, 18, Patterson was arrested at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday by the...

Hazel Mae Baudoin LeJeune, 72, a native of Morgan City and resident of Berwick, died Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City. She is survived by three children, Jo Ann LeJeune and Roxanne Davis, both of Bayou L’Ourse, and Brian LeJeune of Stephensville; one sister, Judy Voisin of Morgan City; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.