Houma, LA

About 60 firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze Sunday afternoon along West Main Street near Thibodaux, authorities said.  A married couple living in the house got out before firefighters arrived, and no one was injured, Schriever Fire Chief Chris Bourgeois said in a telephone interview Monday. ...

Fishing in his neighbor's pond, Houma native Tim Trahan said he didn't realize what he had hooked until he reeled it in. "Actually, I was amazed by the size of it," he said. "I thought I was back at home fishing for sheepheads." Trahan had caught the a state record...

Terrebonne Parish Tim Soignet announced the arrest of Peyton Dee Chauvin, 21, of Houma, who was wanted in connection with an August 2, 2022, shooting in the 1200 block of Coteau Road. During the course of the investigation, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Chauvin in connection...

A 20-year-old Golden Meadow man has been charged with vehicular homicide and DWI in a crash that killed a man after their pickup veered off a local highway and sank into Bayou Lafourche, police said Monday. Jaquan-Maleek Hebert was arrested Friday in connection with a July 11 crash that killed 43-year-old Michael Guil of...

CUT OFF - A suspected drunk driver was arrested after a nearly month-long investigation revealed he crashed his truck into a bayou, killing his passenger. Louisiana State Police said Monday that Juaquan-Maleek Hebert, 20, was driving a truck on July 11 along a highway while drunk. Michael Guill, 43, was also in the truck at the time.

CUT OFF, La. (BRPROUD) – An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly crash that ended in Bayou Lafourche last month. Jaquan-Maleek Hebert, 20, of Golden Meadow, was taken into custody on Friday, August 5. Hebert was one of two people in a 2003 GMC Sierra along...

On Monday, August 8, Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of a man accused of drinking and driving which resulted in the death of a man from Lafourche Parish.

In an effort to provide students with the essential items needed to succeed academically, the Terrebonne Parish Library East Houma Branch will host a school supply raffle throughout the month of August. Students in grades K-12 who stop by the East Houma Branch and check out a book will be entered into a raffle to win a basket of school supplies.

Nicholls State University’s Gamma chapter of Chi Sigma Iota will host their annual Bayou Mental Health Awareness Conference on Saturday, August 27, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All conference sessions will be held in the Donald G. Bollinger Memorial Student Union. The event will feature a full day of community support and locally relevant presentations on narrative therapy, empowering families in the midst of addiction, ethical considerations regarding addressing sexuality and gender within the counseling process, and many more. Presentations will be conducted by mental health professionals from across the state.

Eeris J. Bouzigard, 90, a native and resident of Galliano passed away on Friday, August 5th, 2022. Family and Friends are invited to attend a visitation at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano on Tuesday. August 9th, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until service time. His Funeral Mass will begin at 11:00 a.m. with burial following in the Church Cemetery.

Marilyn Alice Malm LeBlanc, 89, a native of Buffalo, New York and resident of Lockport passed away on Thursday, August 4th, 2022. Private services will be held. Mrs. Marilyn is survived by her children, Karen LeBlanc (Hassan) Pourbabee, Kenneth (Bonnie Terrebonne) LeBlanc, Connie LeBlanc (Ronald P.) Chiasson, Rene Pierre “Boogie” (Susan K.) LeBlanc, and Adrienne LeBlanc (James) Guidry; grandchildren: Courtney (Darin) Branson, Leslie (Blaine) Prestenbach, Justin LeBlanc, Jack LeBlanc (Kristin), Jennifer (Brandon) English, Jordan (Yajaira) Chiasson, Rene (Brittany) LeBlanc, Lucas (Ashlie) LeBlanc, Demi (Reese) LeBlanc, Blake (Sally) Guidry, Bennett (Sarah) Guidry, Jean Paul (Amy) Guidry, and Leila (Cody) Pepper; great grandchildren: Lucy, Ila, Bosco, Blaine, Nancy, Jackson, Jay, Lillian, Madelyn, Adeline, Drew, Rowan, Elyse, Eva, Whit, Norah, Jean Paul Jr., Dawson, Sophia, Porter, Kinley, Rene IV, Elias, Jude, and Arlo; and sister: Martha McDowell.

Ralph “T-Ralph” Guidry, 60, a native of Galliano and resident of Delcambre, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, July 16, 2022. A memorial/ Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Versailles Room at the Larose Civic Center.

Laura Mae Thomas Lee, 81, a native of Terrebonne Parish and a resident of Gray, LA passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2022. Memories of Laura will forever remain in the heart of her sons, Brian K. Hayes (Kimberly) of Odessa, TX and Julian P. Jones (Natalie) of Houston, TX. Two grandchildren, godsons, Gerald McGuin, Chad Mart and Dion Roberts.

Talk about things you shouldn’t be mixing. A man in Louisiana was recently busted for possessing both meth and too many sharks. SIMILAR STORIES: Shark carcass with torn stomach washes up on Jersey Shore beach. A news release published by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries states how...

THIBODAUX – Thibodaux Regional Health System is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Thomas Dukovac, urologist, to the active medical staff. Dr. Dukovac is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Urology Clinic located 504 North Acadia Road, Thibodaux,. 985-447-5667. Dr. Dukovac earned his medical degree from...

During the past few months, the Houma Police Department Narcotics Division conducted investigation into the illegal sales of heroin within the 200 block of Point Street. While doing so, agents identified two suspects, Nealward Taylor of 209 Point Street and Pizarro Kimber of 211 Point Street as suspects. Once the investigation was completed, agents secured arrest warrants on both suspects for multiple charges related to their illegal sales. Agents also secured search warrants for their residences.

Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet announced the arrest of a Houma man and woman in connection with a disturbance complaint, that led to the theft of a motor vehicle. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division arrested Bryan Kelly Wright and Tara Michelle Heigl on multiple felony related charges associated with the investigation.

GRAY, La. — Cardiologist Craig Walker, founder of the Cardiovascular Institute of the South, says he’s the first in the country to use the Pulsar-18 T3 peripheral self-expanding stent system to improve implantation procedures to treat artery blockages in the legs. The procedure took place on Aug. 3 at the CIS Ambulatory Surgery Center with help from Dr. Matthew Finn.