NEW ORLEANS - A former Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy has been indicted on charges he engaged in a scheme to kill a man to prevent him from reporting the deputy's alleged theft and misuse of his debit card. A 60-count federal indictment unsealed Monday charges the former deputy, Mark Hebert,... more »
GONZALES - Harold Tridico, a longtime sheriff of Ascension Parish, has died according to the sheriff's office. He was 86.
According to the department's website Tridico spent was a sheriff "with an iron fist and an iron jaw." Tridico was elected in 1974 and spent 22 years in the... more »
Former Iberia Parish Sheriff Sid Hebert is facing a misdemeanor federal charge in connection with a waste processing company he managed at the Port of Iberia. Hebert and the company, Environmental Compliance Solutions, each face charges under the federal Clean Water Act. A bill of information accuses Hebert of not... more »
Former Livingston Parish Sheriff Odom Graves died Wednesday morning. He was 86.
Graves was a long-time law man in the parish. He was appointed chief criminal deputy in 1959 and served as the sheriff from 1976 to 1996.
Odom Graves is the father of current Sheriff Willie Graves.... more »
WALKER- Police are looking for leads after a church was burglarized and a 300-pound safe stolen overnight.
Police were called when workers at Walker... more »
CLINTON- Deputies in East Feliciana are working a murder outside of town a department official told WBRZ News 2.
Deputies confirmed that one person... more »
BAYOU CORNE - A spokesperson for Texas Brine said the company started making buyout offers today for homes and property affected by the Bayou Corne... more »
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch... more »