The Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the first draft for its proposed redistricting plan. The LHSAA reclassifies all schools and redraws district lines every two years. Today’s proposal, if accepted, creates the districts that will be used for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. All nine schools in the KWBJ viewing area would see…
MORGAN CITY—In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center will host its 10th annual Barbershop Bash screening event on Saturday, September 9 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Skinner’s Barbershop (1001 Railroad Avenue, Morgan City). This free community event will offer educational resources on prevention and early detection as…
Morgan City High School alum Vernon Norwood just missed in his attempt at a 400m World Championship today. Norwood placed fourth, losing at the tape to USA teammate Quincy Hall, who stretched and just beat out Norwood for the third-place finish. Norwood finished the 400m in 44.39 seconds, 2/100 of a second behind Hall. The…
Morgan City HS alum Vernon Norwood will compete in the 400 meter finals this Thursday at the World Track and Field Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Norwood qualified for the finals by running a personal best 44.26 seconds in Tuesday’s semifinals. Norwood is currently ranked third in the world in the 400 meters, but has never…
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐨-𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐳𝐨, 𝟑𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐋𝐀, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟔/𝟎𝟕/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 @ 𝟓:𝟓𝟏 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬: Rape-1st DegreeFalse Imprisonment Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department Detectives Division began an investigation on June 02, 2023, regarding a report of a rape. Marvin Naun Soto-Suazo was identified as a suspect in the…
𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐀, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟓/𝟐𝟐/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 @ 𝟐:𝟎𝟏 𝐩.𝐦.𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬: Pornography Involving Juveniles under the age of 13( 2 counts) In May of 2022, the Morgan City Police Department assisted the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations with the apprehension of a fugitive from Ouachita Parish. The fugitive,…
Lee Michael Boudreaux, 48, Amelia, LA, was arrested on May 18, 2023, at 2:23 pm on the following charges: • Reckless operation with accident • Battery on a police officer • Resisting arrest or officer • Improper lane usage • Obstruction of highway-aggravated Boudreaux also held a warrant for failure to appear on the following…
Patterson Police were dispatched to Martin Luther King Boulevard in reference to a investigation involving forced entry into a residence and subsequent rape. The investigation began on April 5, 2023, and shortly thereafter, the suspect was identified as 58-year-old Earl Junior Gray of Patterson. The female victim stated she was awakened by the suspect in…
A Franklin man suspected of rape and sexual battery of a juvenile is taken into custody. On March 8, an investigation ensued involving Terry Wayne Washington. The 57-year-old suspect is accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual acts on a female juvenile over the course of several years. The arrest is a result of a joint…
On May 4, 2023, after a multi-day trial, a St. Mary Parish jury unanimously convicted Arthur Donald Lacoste, Jr., 56, of Patterson of Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior with aJuvenile. The conviction stems from inappropriate sexual conduct with a juvenile victim whom Lacoste befriended. The inappropriate conduct occurred over a period of several years and…
With several strong finishes in the field events, the Hanson Tiger boys track & field team took home fifth place in team scoring at the Class 1A Track & Field Championships today at LSU. Nearly half of the Tigers’ 40.5 team points came in the pole vault, where Nathan Adams took home first place by…
UPDATE: Berwick Police Department has been aggressively investigating the shooting that occurred on the US 90 bridge on Friday, February 17, 2023. Investigators collected evidence from the scene and interviewed multiple witnesses. As a result of these efforts, the subjects were able to identify and link three suspects to the crime. 18-year-old Adonte J. Williams…
𝐉𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝟐𝟑 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐋𝐀, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟎𝟏/𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 @ 𝟑:𝟒𝟒 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞. 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐉𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦. 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐄𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.
At 8:37 Monday morning, Yerani Michelle made her way into the world. She was born 5 pounds, 11.7 ounces to parents: Dad, Yermin Adony Euzman Chavarria and Mom, Sindy Garcia. Doctor: Julie Price, MD
FRANKLIN – Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Detectives have been actively investigating this incident. Detectives have determined through evidence that 34-year-old Chad Williams of Berwick was engaged in a struggle with a St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse. During the struggle, Williams gained control of the corrections…
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