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• Bond set at $570k for alleged horse thief

  March 7, 2023 11:01 AM

  ASCENSION PARISH - A man booked in connection with several area horse thefts will need to post bond of $570,000 for release while awaiting trial. An Ascension Parish judge set bonds in that amount for 24-year-old Treyvon Covingston. The total is a cumulation of six different bond amounts set... more »

• Horses killed in I-10 wreck were championship Arabians Play Video

  June 7, 2021 7:04 PM

  GROSSE TETE - The twisted wreckage of a trailer is all that's left of a grisly accident that resulted in the death of several expensive show horses Sunday. The trailer housed five of them coming back from a regional horse show in Fort Worth, Texas. "They all won championships,... more »

• 20 horses featured during NOLA Mardi Gras parades will be up for adoption

  February 21, 2020 6:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Every Mardi Gras season, at least 20 horses are purchased from horse brokers to be featured in New Orleans events as members of carnival royalty frequently ride the majestic animals during the city's most prestigious parades. But once the celebrations come to a conclusion, these horses... more »

• Warrant out for Baton Rouge man in animal cruelty case Play Video

  January 29, 2018 6:30 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A warrant for arrest is out Monday night for a Baton Rouge man believed to be involved in an animal cruelty case in Iberville Parish. Authorities found one horse dead, and two others in bad condition on a pasture in Plaquemine. It was a neighbor who first... more »

• 19 horses killed when semi driver from La. flips rig

  March 2, 2017 5:00 PM

  GREENVILLE, Mississippi - A man from Louisiana was behind the wheel of a horse rig when it overturned, killing more than a dozen livestock in Mississippi. KNOE TV reported the driver is from Bastrop, Louisiana. Bastrop is in the Monroe area. The driver survived the crash, the TV station... more »

• Denham Springs man killed after striking horse on US 190

  September 16, 2016 11:15 AM

  SATSUMA – State Police say a Denham Springs man is dead after his car struck a horse on US 190 in Livingston Parish Friday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened around 1 a.m. on US 190 east of Satsuma Road. Investigators say 24-year-old Joshua Marange... more »

• Alabama horse sanctuary to shelter horses caught in flood

  August 30, 2016 9:39 AM

  DOTHAN - A horse sanctuary in Alabama is looking to come to the aid of a pair of horses that were stranded by recent historic flooding in south Louisiana. Lori Dawkins of the Wiregrass Horse Rescue & Sanctuary in Dothan says the horses will be brought to the Alabama... more »

• Have horse experience? Volunteers needed at Lamar Dixon shelter

  August 17, 2016 4:12 PM

  GONZALES - Volunteers are needed at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales where many residents of Ascension Parish have brought their animals along after flooding displaced them from their homes. The expo center made emergency stalls available for horses that were displaced during the storm, and extra volunteers... more »

• 2 more horses rescued, vet to do health screen on starved animals

  February 2, 2016 11:32 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - Tuesday, a veterinarian will conduct a health screening on horses suffering from starvation that were rescued by Iberville Parish Animal Control. Recently in separate cases, three horses starved to death and two others were found in poor health. At least three different people are facing animal cruelty... more »

• 3 horses die of starvation, multiple owners face charges Play Video

  February 1, 2016 5:21 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH - Three horses are dead after parish workers said they starved to death last week across Iberville Parish. At least three different people are facing animal cruelty charges. In one case a horse was in such bad shape it had to be euthanised. In two other cases, horses... more »