Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre has announced applications are now being accepted for the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association annual scholarship. All eligible students in Lafourche Parish are encouraged to apply. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school
Inmates Moved to the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the new Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex is now operating after inmates were moved from the Lafourche Parish Detention Center on January 18, 2019. Over 240 inmates were moved in the span of two hours
UPDATE: Body Found on Wednesday Identified as Des Allemands Man
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a body found in a canal in the Des Allemands area on Wednesday has been identified. Perry Barrios, 50, of Des Allemands was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary results of the investigation show
Body Found in Des Allemands Area
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a canal in the Des Allemands area on Wednesday. The man’s body was found in a canal just off U.S. 90,
Lafourche Parish School Threats Found to Not Be Credible
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre and Lafourche Parish Schools Superintendent Dr. Louis Voiron Jr. reported several school threats have been investigated, and at this time, none have found to be credible. Detectives began investigating threats Tuesday evening, and the investigations continued
Reward Offered in Investigation into Death of a Bull
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest of the person or persons responsible for the death of a bull in the Cut Off area last month. On December 27, 2018,
LPSO Begins Providing Meals for Terrebonne Parish Council on Aging
Inmates loading meal containers for delivery to Terrebonne senior citizens Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office has begun providing meals for the Terrebonne Parish Council on Aging meal-delivery program. The meals are being prepared by staff and
Woman’s Body Found in Sugar Cane Field in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported detectives are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Thibodaux on Saturday, December 22. The woman was found deceased inside a truck parked in a sugar cane field located along
LPSO Holiday Schedule Announced as Property Tax Payment Deadline Nears
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced administrative offices will be closed on December 24 (Christmas Eve), December 25 (Christmas), and January 1 (New Year’s Day). On December 31 (New Year’s Eve), two office locations will remain open in order to
Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex Grand Opening Ceremony Held in Thibodaux
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office hosted a grand opening ceremony for the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on Wednesday, December 19. Over 300 people were in attendance for the event. “Today is an historic and monumental day in the Lafourche Parish