Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a case where a man shot and injured a woman before turning the gun on himself on Sunday. Montrellis Hemphill, 40, of Gray was found dead with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot
Plans Announced for Independence Day 2021 Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced plans for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign which runs from July 1-5, 2021, centered around the Independence Day holiday. The campaign is coordinated and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Seat Belt and DWI Checkpoints Slated for June 26, 2021
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint and a DWI checkpoint on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Lafourche Parish. These checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations
Narcotics Agents Find Larose Man with Variety of Narcotics and Cash
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a Larose man after narcotics agents found him with a variety of drugs and cash. Morris Charpentier Jr. faces several charges in the incident. Agents had been investigating Charpentier and located him in
Venue Changed for radKIDS® Defense Course in South Lafourche
Sheriff Craig Webre has announced the radKIDS® Defense Course slated for Monday, July 26 through Thursday, July 29 will now take place at Lafourche Fire District #3 (17462 West Main, Galliano). The course was originally scheduled to take place at The
Detectives Make Arrest In 1977 Golden Meadow Murder Case
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced an arrest has been made in the case of a 1977 murder of a Golden Meadow woman. Chester Vegas Sr., 78, of Cut Off has been charged with Second Degree Murder in the shooting
UPDATE: Remains Found in Woods Determined to be Missing Galliano Woman
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported human remains found last week in Golden Meadow have been confirmed to belong to a missing Galliano woman. Testing confirmed the identity as that of 42-year-old Michelle Griffin. Griffin had been missing since last
UPDATE: Houma Man Identified as Victim in Sunday Shooting in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are continuing their investigation into the shooting death of a man which occurred on Hyland Drive in Thibodaux on Sunday. The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Carlos Knox of Houma. The incident
Detectives Investigating Shooting Death in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are currently investigating a shooting on Hyland Drive in Thibodaux that has resulted in one man’s death. As the investigation continues, anyone with information on this incident can submit a tip anonymously through
Several People Charged in Connection to Narcotics Investigations in South Lafourche
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced several individuals have been charged in connection to narcotics investigations in the South Lafourche area in the past two days. LPSO narcotics agents were assisted by LPSO detectives as well as agents from Louisiana