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• La. Supreme Court permanently bans attorney from practice of law

  March 7, 2023 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Supreme Court has permanently banned an attorney from practicing law -- a move that follows his previous interim suspension for "threat of harm to the public." The order, issued on Tuesday, applies to W. Glenn Soileau, an attorney based in St. Martin Parish and... more »

• Two Breaux Bridge residents accused of sexual assault of a minor

  April 23, 2021 5:56 PM

  ST. MARTINVILLE - Two residents have been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a minor. St. Martinville deputies investigated Frederick Johnson, 40, and Crystal Owen, 41, both of Breaux Bridge, after receiving a report on March 30 about the alleged assault. Johnson was charged with... more »

• Mom, baby daughter killed in twister Sunday morning

  April 2, 2017 1:44 PM

  BREAUX BRIDGE - A three-year-old and her mother died in what authorities suspect was a tornado Sunday morning. St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office posted information on its Facebook page that the child, Nevaeh Alexander, and the baby's mother, Francine Gotch, 38, were killed when their trailer home flipped over... more »

• Suspects in critical condition after two botched armed robberies

  March 21, 2017 8:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say two men wanted for a Monday night shooting in Baton Rouge are in critical condition after trying to rob another person in Breaux Bridge Tuesday morning. According to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, the men wanted have been identified as 26-year-old Joseph Bruce... more »

• Breaux Bridge priest arrested on child pornography charges

  July 27, 2016 12:30 PM

  BREAUX BRIDGE – A Breaux Bridge priest has been arrested on possession of child pornography charges. On Wednesday, investigators from the Special Victims Unit of the Louisiana State Police arrested Reverend F. David Broussard. The Special Victims Unit received a complaint earlier this month that a computer belonging... more »