Crime

Agents cited Van Tran, 69, for taking oysters from a polluted area and for illegally harvesting oysters on a WMA that prohibits oyster harvesting.

Dupre admitted to sending inappropriate pictures, and made active plans to meet for sexual intercourse, with the knowledge that the perceived minor was 15 years old. 

Agents found a number of crab traps that belonged to at least four other commercial fishermen at one of the individual's residence.

Through investigation, detectives learned the man broke into a building and took control of a forklift, using it to load bearings onto a truck.

This incident remains under investigation and more information will be released as the investigation continues.

Deputies attempted to stop the driver, who sped by at a high rate of speed, trying to evade capture.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a Thibodaux man for a string of home and vehicle burglaries in the Thibodaux area. Johnnie Chapman, 35, was arrested following an investigation.

Both men were violating oyster logbook and refrigeration requirements.

Violating charter guide fishing regulations brings a $400 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail. Violating fishing regulations brings a $250 to $500 fine for each offense.

Ivan Reyes, 29, faces additional counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles and sexual abuse of an animal, and he also faces new charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Violating abandoned crab trap removal regulations brings a $400 to $950 fine and up to 120 days in jail.

Sheriff Soignet said, “This is a puzzling incident, which could have ended in series injuries, or worse. I am grateful that this investigation ended in no injuries, and the arrest of the real suspect.”

The two males had been involved in an argument when one brandished a firearm and fired multiple rounds.

LPSO announced that deputies are on scene investigating a shooting in the Raceland area.

Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a man from Houma on March 6, 2025. 56-year-old Richard Charles Tujague, of Ann Carol […]