Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary on a crew barge in Larose.
On Monday, deputies were called to a reported burglary aboard a crew barge docked in the 1800 block of LA Highway 24 in Larose. Several items of value were stolen including televisions, tools, copper and an industrial battery. Investigators determined the crime occurred sometime between Friday evening, September 9, 2022, and the following morning.
Anyone with any knowledge of this incident can submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region 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.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Blayze Pitre of West 153rd Street in Galliano. He was last seen on Friday, September 9, 2022, when he left for school, but he never reported for school. He reportedly left home with a school bag full of clothing.
Blayze Pitre is described as 5’5” tall, weighing approximately 140 pounds with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, but he could likely be wearing different clothing. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 532-2808, or simply dial 911.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint in Lafourche Parish during the daytime hours of September 8, 2022. During this checkpoint, deputies will be checking motorists for seat belt use and safety seat violations, as well as for proper inspection tags and other potential violations. Checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations and make the highways of the parish safer for all motorists.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the victim who passed away in an overnight shooting incident has been identified as Dwaynette Folse, 27, of Raceland. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Just before 9 p.m. on September 7, 2022, deputies responded to a call of numerous gunshots in the 600 block of St. Louis Street in Raceland. Through investigation, detectives learned Folse had been sitting in a truck parked on the street. Multiple rounds were fired at the victim resulting in his death.
As the investigation continues, detectives are asking for the public’s help in this case. The investigation into this shooting incident is continuing. Anyone with any knowledge of this incident can submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region 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.
This investigation is being led by Lieutenant Robert Mason. Anyone wishing to speak directly to investigators can contact him at (985) 532-4394.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting incident that has resulted in one man’s death. The shooting occurred this evening (September 7, 2022) in the 600 block of St. Louis Street in Raceland. The victim has been pronounced dead at a local hospital after having suffered several apparent gunshot wounds.
The investigation is ongoing. Additional details, including the victim’s identity, will be released later as they can be made available.
A Vermillion Parish man has been arrested in reference to threats he made to a Lafourche Parish woman and her family. Armon Walker, 24, of Abbeville was charged with terrorizing and cyberstalking.
On August 25, 2022, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office began investigating threats made by Walker to a woman residing in Choctaw. Walker made threats to shoot the woman and her family members, some of which were school-aged children. Due to the nature of the threats, deputies were dispatched to the woman’s residence and to the schools the children attend out of an abundance of caution. Meanwhile, detectives obtained warrants for Walker’s arrest.
Investigators believed Walker was still in Vermillion Parish that morning and reached out to authorities there. Deputies with the Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office located Walker on Thursday afternoon, and took him into custody.
Walker was transported to the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was booked on warrants for terrorizing and cyberstalking. He is being held without bail.
NOTE: Per Act 494 (effective June 2022), these mug shots will not be released.
The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a threat made to a woman and her family who reside in the northern area of Lafourche Parish. The threat was reportedly made by an individual in Vermillion Parish. Out of an abundance of caution, deputies are present at the family’s home and schools where the children attend.
There is NO active threat inside any school. Again, additional deputies were deployed to the schools where the children attend only out of an abundance of caution.
Additional information will be released when it can be made available.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced narcotics agents have arrested four men in connection with an investigation into fentanyl pills. The fentanyl is being pressed into pill form to be disguised as oxycodone and other prescription drugs.
Over the past several months, narcotics agents have been conducting the investigation, with a concentration in the central area of Lafourche Parish. As part of that investigation, agents obtained several search warrants and arrest warrants for individuals who were distributing the fentanyl pills.
The following individuals have been arrested as part of this investigation:
Zavier Triplett, 23, of Lockport was arrested on August 18 with assistance from the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on two counts of distribution of fentanyl. His bail is set at $350,000.
Jeremy Arceneaux, 32, of Lockport was arrested on August 18. He was booked into the Correctional Complex on two counts of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, misbranding or adulteration of drugs with intent to defraud or mislead, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, and illegal use of a controlled drug in the presence of persons under 17 years old. His bail is set at $250,000.
Kerry Wheaton, 21, of Lockport was arrested on August 18. He was booked into the Correctional Complex with distribution of fentanyl, principal to distribution of fentanyl, and illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. He was also charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, marijuana and oxycodone.
Laquindin Randle, 25, of Houma was arrested on August 19 with the help of Louisiana State Police in Terrebonne Parish. He was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex on a Lafourche Parish warrant for distribution of fentanyl. He was additionally charged with illegal use of a controlled drug in the presence of persons under 17 years old, transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses, and possession of Schedule I and III controlled dangerous substances, as well as two counts of Schedule II controlled dangerous substances. He remains in custody in Terrebonne Parish.
Narcotics agents indicate the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected. Agents also caution the public to be on the lookout for these pills and monitor children and family members for any and all medications they are taking.
Citizens are reminded that they can report any drug-related or suspicious activity. Information can be reported directly to the Narcotics section commander, Lieutenant Derek Champagne, at (985) 532-4365 or derek-champagne@lpso.net. Information can also be reported anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices.
NOTE: Per Act 494 (effective June 2022), these mug shots will not be released.
One man was injured and another is in custody following a shooting on Paula Drive on Sunday. Blake Chiasson Jr., 20 is charged with aggravated second degree battery in the incident.
Just after 3 p.m. on August 21, 2022, deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Paula Drive in Thibodaux. They found a 40-year-old man who had been shot in the leg. Deputies performed emergency care for the victim until medical personnel arrived at the scene. He was transported to a hospital by helicopter for treatment of his injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
Through investigation, detectives learned Blake Chiasson was sitting in a car parked on Paula Drive when the victim and two others walked up. Chiasson got into an argument with the victim. At one point, Chiasson pulled out a pistol and fired a single round striking the victim in the left leg. Chiasson then fled the scene in the car.
Later that afternoon, the car was located at a truck stop on LA 3185 in Thibodaux, and Chiasson was taken into custody. Following questioning, he was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with aggravated second degree battery. Bail is set at $100,000.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint and a DWI checkpoint on Friday, August 19, 2022, 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.
A seat belt checkpoint will be conducted Friday evening in Lafourche Parish, and deputies will focus on checking motorists for seat belt and child safety seat violations. A DWI checkpoint will begin Friday evening following the seat belt checkpoint and will continue into the early morning hours of Saturday, August 20. 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.
