Lafourche Parish, LA

A trawl boat turned over into Bayou Lafourche on Wednesday afternoon in south Golden Meadow – part of a busy afternoon for first responders due to the day's bad weather. Several readers alerted The Gazette to the boat, which flipped in the bayou in southern Golden Meadow. Sources have...

A local state lawmaker is proposing to use money from golf cart permits to fight crime in Lafourche Parish. State Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, pitched the idea to the Lafourche Parish Council Tuesday in the wake of several shootings and thefts. “We know crime is certainly not new but there...

Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Thibodaux man charged with Armed Robbery in October of 2019 was convicted as charged by a Lafourche Parish jury on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022. Michael Lee Sr., 40, knocked on the door of the victims’ home on Woodland Drive in Thibodaux....

LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) – It took one hour for a jury to find Michael Lee Sr., 40, of, Thibodaux, guilty of Armed Robbery. The armed robbery took place in October 2019 at a residence on Woodland Dr. Lee Sr. was accused of knocking on the door and entering...

Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is joining other local law enforcement agencies in participating in the Click It or Ticket campaign which runs from May 23 through June 5, 2022. The campaign is coordinated and funded by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute just got a $10,000 donation to help the college recover from the impacts of Hurricane Ida. The Republic National Distributing Company made the donation, which will be used to repair and replace some equipment that was lost or damaged due to the storm. It will also help the Culinary Institute maintain and enhance its facilities.

Hurricane season is just around the corner. The 2022 season will begin Wednesday, June 1 and continue through Wednesday, November 30, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting a range of 14 to 21 named storms. The National Hurricane Center deemed the 2022 season to be “above-normal” with an expected six out of 10 storms to become hurricanes with winds of 74 miles per hour.

Through investigation the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office identified Lee as the suspect. They took him into custody and he confessed soo after.

The following suspects were arrested in Lafourche Parish on May 23, 2022.

A Lafourche Parish investigation ended in a drug bust that saw two people arrested, officials say.

Jad “Jad-O” M. Creppel, 33, a native and resident of the Pointé-Aux-Saucisse, passed away on Friday, May 13th, 2022. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Friday, May 27th, 2022 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Golden Meadow from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Funeral Mass will begin at 12:00 noon with burial following in the Cheramie Cemetery.

GRAND ISLE, La. - A town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Ida's path last year, Grand Isle was slammed by more than 10 feet of storm surge. "It was horrific. When that roof, peeled up and the water started coming in, I said 'guys, this could be it. If the rest of the roof comes off, we could be in trouble,'" Grand Isle Chief Scooter Resweber recalled. "Our wind gauge broke at 148 miles an hour sustained. It stopped working completely."

THIBODAUX, La. (BRPROUD) – According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, an 18-year-old Houma man has been arrested in connection with a Sunday afternoon attempted armed robbery in Thibodaux, and a second suspect remains at large. Deputies say Jayden Woods is behind bars for the May 15 crime,...

Local events this Memorial Day weekend celebrate the area's art, culture and music and pay tribute to those who died at war. Here are 6 things you can do this weekend in Terrebonne and Lafourche:. White Boot Stroll. The second annual White Boot Stroll is scheduled from 11 a.m. to...

THIBODAUX, La. — Nicholls State University celebrated the rebuilding of the Nicholls Farm bridge on Wednesday, May 18 with project partners ConocoPhillips and the Lafourche Parish Government. The project is considered critical to unlocking the research, educational and ecological potential of the Farm. The nearly $300,000 bridge replacement project...

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced narcotics agents made two arrests following a search of a Larose residence. Tevin Robinson, 30, and Taler Bryant, 32, both of Larose, were arrested on Friday. Narcotics agents had been investigating Tevin Robinson and the sale of illegal narcotics at a residence on West...

The Leadership Lafourche Class of 2022 was recognized at a graduation dinner held in their honor on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at Nicholls State University. Leadership Lafourche is a leadership immersion program designed to train cross-sections of Lafourche residents and workers for productive roles focused on the future and well-being of our parish, institutions, and communities. Graduating its first class in 1993, Leadership Lafourche has trained and inspired hundreds of individuals toward this singular goal.