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Gonzales woman accused of spending $36,000 on personal expenses on company credit card
GONZALES - The office manager of an Ascension Parish business was arrested Wednesday on a count of theft over $25,000, accused of running up unauthorized charges on a company credit → Read More
7 teens arrested in Assumption Parish after video of juvenile involved in sex act is shared
NAPOLEONVILLE — A 17-year-old boy accused of taking a video of a sexual act with a 15-year-old girl, then sending the video to another teen, was arrested last week along → Read More
Former Ascension Parish sheriff's deputy arrested, accused of smuggling cell phone into jail
DONALDSONVILLE — An Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday, accused of smuggling a cell phone into the Ascension Parish jail in Donaldsonville, Sheriff Jeff Wiley said. → Read More
Three arrested, accused of using cloned ATM cards
Two people from New York and one from Canada were arrested Friday, accused of using false ATM cards, "cloned" from card holders who live outside the U.S, to make large → Read More
Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputy slammed to the ground, man arrested
NAPOLEONVILLE - A man was arrested after allegedly slamming a deputy to the ground, sending the officer to the hospital, during a fight that broke out near Napoleonville, Assumption Parish → Read More
Houma man killed in crash on La. 69 southwest of Belle Rose
BELLE ROSE — A Houma man died early Friday after he ran off a curve on La. 69 in Assumption Parish and struck a tree, Louisiana State Police said. → Read More
Man found guilty of sexual battery after withdrawing plea, launching own defense
CONVENT — A St. James Parish jury has convicted a Lutcher man in a sexual battery case after he withdrew his July 2017 guilty plea to a reduced charge over → Read More
Motorcyclist dies in St. James Parish crash, Louisiana State Police say
VACHERIE — A motorcyclist died in a crash Wednesday morning in St. James Parish, when a car turned left in front of him, State Police said. → Read More
Coast Guard calls off search for man who went overboard near Donaldsonville
The Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for a man who fell into the Mississippi River from a tow boat near Donaldsonville on Thursday morning. → Read More
Search underway for man who fell in Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, Coast Guard says
MODESTE — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and two boats have been looking for a tug vessel crew member who fell into the Mississippi River near Donaldsonville on Thursday morning. → Read More
Prairieville man arrested on possession of child pornography
A Prairieville man was arrested Wednesday on counts related to the possession and distribution of child pornography, State Police said. → Read More
Second arrest made after customers at Dutchtown Sonic robbed at gunpoint, sheriff says
DUTCHTOWN — Four customers sitting in a car at the Sonic restaurant on La. 73 in Dutchtown on Thursday night were robbed at gunpoint and had their car stolen, Ascension → Read More
Two suspects arrested in Donaldsonville drive-by shooting that left 3 injured
DONALDSONVILLE — Authorities captured two men wanted in a July 7 drive-by shooting in Ascension Parish that injured three people, sheriff's deputies said Tuesday. → Read More
Police: Victim in Gonzales shooting knew accused shooter, former co-worker at restaurant
GONZALES — The man gunned down Sunday outside a Gonzales chicken wing joint was an employee there and knew the Prairieville man accused of shooting him multiple times, police said → Read More
Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office warns against scam where men say they're from electric company
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam involving three men who are going to homes, saying they're with an electric company and need to do an → Read More
Darrow man with prior DWI convictions gets 10 years in prison after fifth conviction
GONZALES — An Ascension Parish man found intoxicated in his car one fall morning in 2016 was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after his fifth conviction for driving → Read More
Juveniles arrested in Assumption Parish accused of threats on social media
PIERRE PART - Pierre Part Middle School in Assumption Parish was placed on lockdown Wednesday and a juvenile student of the school was arrested, after the Sheriff's Office received complaints → Read More
Four arrested, accused of murder of Prairieville man
PRAIRIEVILLE — Three men and a woman have been arrested in the death of a Prairieville man whose body was found Sunday in a yard on Brown Road, Ascension Parish → Read More
Houma man walks down country lane in Assumption Parish, randomly threatening people, pets
NAPOLEONVILLE — Assumption Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Houma man accused of walking down a populated country lane armed with a handgun and randomly threatening to shoot people and their → Read More
Gas line rupture cut gas service, power to residents in Ascension, Iberville
GEISMAR — Entergy expects to restore power late Monday night to a handful of customers in Ascension Parish who lost electricity after an underground natural gas line ruptured early Sunday → Read More