Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced deputies are on scene near the intersection of LA Highway 654 and the Gheens Short Cut Road in Gheens in reference to a shooting followed by a vehicle crash.
Two victims are in stable condition and being treated at a local hospital. The suspected shooter was airlifted to a New Orleans hospital after crashing his truck into a sugar cane field.
This investigation is ongoing. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a Chackbay man for sex crime involving a child. Christopher Raffray, 56, was arrested on Wednesday.
Raffray was the subject of a recent investigation for reportedly having sexual contact with a juvenile under the age of 13 about 10 years ago. Following an investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest.
On January 31, 2024, Raffray was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with aggravated crimes against nature and indecent behavior with a juvenile. Bail is set at $150,000.
Due to the nature of these crimes, no additional information will be released.
The investigation into Raffray is continuing. Any other victims are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Rodney Morrison of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (985) 532-4359.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s assistance in helping to solve a burglary committed last fall in Cut Off in which as many as 30 firearms were stolen.
At some point between mid-October to mid-November 2023, a burglary occurred at a property located on East 57th Street in Cut Off. Investigators found signs of forced entry. As many as 30 firearms were stolen, including shotguns and hunting rifles. Most of these firearms were collectibles.
Detectives have exhausted all leads in this case and are asking the public for assistance. Anyone who may have any information helpful in solving this crime is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or through the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint and a DWI checkpoint on Monday, January 29, 2024, in Lafourche Parish. These checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations and make the highways of the parish safer for all motorists.
The seat belt checkpoint will be conducted Monday evening, and deputies will focus on checking motorists for seat belts and child safety seat violations. The DWI checkpoint will begin Monday evening following the seat belt checkpoint and will continue into the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 30, 2024. During the DWI checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues.
Sheriff Webre reminds citizens to designate a driver if they are going to drink. Motorists suspected of DWI who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test will lose their driver’s license for one year (first offense). For a second offense, the penalty increases to two years. Anyone convicted of a DWI offense while their driver’s license is suspended because of another DWI offense will face automatic prison time. Lafourche Parish is also a “No Refusal” parish, meaning if a suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer test, deputies will seek a search warrant to have that person’s blood tested.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Alyssa Bland of Thibodaux. She was last seen at her residence at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Alyssa Bland is described as 5’8” tall, weighing approximately 140 pounds with blond hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 532-2808, or simply dial 911.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Jefferson Parish man who had been reported missing was found dead in a canal in Larose on Monday. Burnell Sens II, 47, of Jefferson was found inside his vehicle which he had crashed into the canal.
On the evening of Sunday, January 21, 2024, Sens’ family reported him missing to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. His last known location based on his cell phone was in the Larose area in Lafourche Parish. Deputies and detectives began searching for Sens, a search that continued into Monday, January 22.
On Monday, Sens’ body was found inside his truck which had crashed into a small canal on private property at the rear of Adam Boulevard in Larose. The truck was submerged in the canal up to approximately the level of the hood. An autopsy conducted on Monday showed Sens died of hypothermia. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash, and toxicology results are pending.
UPDATE: Mimi Washington has been found safe.
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Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Mimi Washington of Bayou Blue. She was last seen at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024.
Mimi Washington is described as 5’2” tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds with black hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 532-2808, or simply dial 911.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a second man has been arrested for an armed robbery that occurred in Cut Off in April 2023. Hosea Williams Jr., 25, of Galliano was arrested on Tuesday. Eddie Coleman Jr., 25, of Golden Meadow was arrested in May 2023 for the crime.
The crime occurred at a bank on West Main Street in Cut Off on April 29, 2023. Two individuals were walking away from the ATM machine at the bank when a small car pulled up. Two masked men reportedly pointed guns at the two individuals and stole hundreds of dollars in cash
Through investigation, detectives identified Coleman and Williams as suspects. Detectives located and arrested Coleman on May 5, 2023. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex and charged with armed robbery with use of a firearm. He remains at the complex with bail currently set at $500,000.
Then, on the morning of Tuesday, January 9, 2024, patrol deputies responded to an animal complaint on East 75th Street in Cut Off involving two dogs. Deputies identified Williams as the owner and made contact with him. He initially attempted to run but was quickly taken into custody. Investigators obtained a search warrant for his vehicle and residence. During the search, investigators found several firearms, suspected cocaine and marijuana, a ski mask, and cell phones. These items were seized in order to be processed for evidence in this armed robbery and other potential crimes.
Williams was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on the warrant for armed robbery with the use of a firearm. Bail is set at $1 million. Additional charges are pending, and the investigation is continuing.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for damaging a bulldozer in Thibodaux.
On November 1, 2023, detectives with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office began investigating a case of a John Deere bulldozer that was damaged. It was parked on private property in a sugar cane field located just off Abby Road in Thibodaux between Forty Arpent Road and the subdivisions of The Meadows and Sugar Ridge. The windows of the bulldozer were cracked and one of the doors was completely shattered with a cement block. Detectives determined that the bulldozer was damaged at some point between October 30 and October 31, 2023.
A second incident occurred at some point between December 29, 2023, and January 1, 2024. In this incident, the cracked windows from the first incident were completely shattered.
Investigators are seeking the public’s help to solve this crime. Anyone with information on either of these incidents is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or through the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.
Damaged Bulldozer
Shattered DoorLafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a man has died of a suspected overdose after deputies responded to a disturbance in which he was involved. The incident is currently under investigation.
At around 7:45 a.m. on December 21, 2023, deputies responded to a residence in the 4100 block of LA Highway 1 in reference to a man showing signs of possible impairment from narcotics who was damaging the resident’s vehicle. When deputies arrived, the man began running but was quickly apprehended by deputies. As the deputies were taking him into custody, the man became unresponsive. Suspecting a possible drug overdose, deputies administered Narcan. The man briefly responded but again lost consciousness. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Per Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office policy, because the man was in custody, Sheriff Webre has requested Louisiana State Police to investigate.
