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Louisiana couple arrested in Texas after traffic accident revealed tortured teen
A Terrebonne Parish teen was ruthlessly burned by her mother after she told her mother how her mother's fiance sexually abused her. The fiance later shot her on two separate occasions. They were caught with the tortured teen in Texas, denying her medical treatment. Terrence Washington and Latonya Harris were found to have the abused 15-year-old in their car when they wrecked it in Baytown Texas. The traffic stop by Baytown Police led to the grisly discovery...
Man charged with murder of his girlfriend, St. Charles sheriff's office reports
ST. CHARLES PARISH, La. — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office announced they had arrested 50-year-old L.J. McCoy, Jr. and charged him with the Second-Degree murder of his longtime girlfriend 38-year-old Ashley Thomas. “On Wednesday, May 15, 2024, just before 1:00 a.m., the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office...
St. Charles Parish sheriff investigating after body of missing person found in Hahnville
HAHNVILLE, La. — The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation Wednesday afternoon. According to the sheriff's office, the body of a missing person was found near the corner of Shaw and Sycamore streets in Hahnville around 12:30 p.m. The body of Kevin Scott was found...
Tornado confirmed in St. James as southeast Louisiana recovers from wind damage, power outages
NEW ORLEANS — UPDATE: For the latest on power restoration parish by parish click here. The first of what are expected to be at least three rounds of storms between late Thursday and Saturday at noon struck late Thursday night, knocking out power to 65,000 in the metro area, primarily in Jefferson Parish and Tangipahoa, according to Entergy's power map. Cleco showed over 9,000 customers without power in St. Tammany.
23rd Judicial District reports guilty pleas for May 6-10
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office, which includes the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James, reported guilty pleas during the week of May 6-10. Anshjay Bourgeois, 13177 Melissa Heights Gonzales, LA, age 30, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling. The defendant was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation.
Jefferson Parish residents clean up after stormy weather; brace for more
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Jefferson Parish says it worked to clear debris from catch basins in anticipation of Friday and Saturday’s stormy weather. Strong winds and heavy rains on Thursday (May 17) broke off tree limbs and pushed leaves and other debris into storm drains. “All day today we’ve they’ve...
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