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• Boil order lifted for Bayou Pigeon area

  September 25, 2018 6:31 PM

  BAYOU PIGEON – Residents on the Iberville Parish Water Dist. No. 3 were asked to boil their water Tuesday afternoon. UPDATE THURSDAY: The boil order has been lifted. A boil order was issued for the area on Hwy. 75 at Stampley Drive and ending in the Bayou Pigeon... more »

• Man killed in early morning crash in Iberville Parish

  September 15, 2018 9:31 AM

  PLAQUEMINE – A man from Donaldsonville died in a crash along the bayou southwest of Plaquemine in Iberville Parish early Saturday morning. Randy Edwards, 35, was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck. Edwards, State Police said, ran off the road in a curve on La. 75... more »

• Ambulance collides with loose donkeys while responding to emergency call

  August 4, 2018 9:48 AM

  ROSEDALE – Loose donkeys wreaked havoc in this rural Iberville Parish community overnight. An ambulance responding to an emergency call hit one of the donkeys as it crossed Rosedale Road. The collision crushed the front of the ambulance, sources said, and the emergency care vehicle had to be towed.... more »

• More kids arrested after photo of student with gun is circulated with threat online

  December 21, 2017 1:34 PM

  PLAQUEMINE – Additional arrests have been made related to a picture circulated on the internet that caused a panic at an area school last week. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said two students were charged with disturbing the peace by alarming the public for their role in the scare.... more »

• Specialized temporary dam could be deployed this week in Iberville Parish

  June 20, 2017 12:06 PM

  ST. GABRIEL – Newly-purchased AquaDam devices could be installed to prevent backwater flooding in low-lying areas along Manchac Road, an area that had significant flooding in August. Iberville Parish announced in letters to citizens this week, it purchased the temporary dam system recently and it was designed specifically for... more »

• Boil order issued for parts of Iberville Parish

  February 21, 2017 12:25 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH– Iberville Parish Water District No. 3 says a broken line may be causing low water pressure for some customers. The break will impact customers from Hwy. 75 from Jack Miller’s Landing south to the end of Hwy 75 in Bayou Pidgeon and all intersecting streets. Streets west... more »

• UPDATE: Area teacher booked into jail for choking student

  January 25, 2017 11:43 AM

  PLAQUEMINE – A White Castle High School coach turned himself in to authorities and was booked into jail Wednesday. As WBRZ.com was first to report a day earlier, Edd Thomas faces a second degree battery charge for an altercation at the school earlier in the month. Thomas is accused... more »

• Oversize load to slow traffic on the Westside for the next week

  October 25, 2016 10:29 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- Westside drivers are in for some delays due to wide loads being moved through Plaquemine for the next week. Oversized vessels will be transported from a shipyard across from the Iberville Parish Multipurpose Center on Bayou Road the Shintech Plaquemine facility off Highway 1 south of the city.... more »

• 75-year-old man seriously injured after boats collide in Iberville Parish

  July 2, 2016 5:41 PM

  PLAQUEMINE – The Iberville Parish Sheriff said three people, including a 75 year old man, were injured after a boating accident in Bayou Sorrel Saturday afternoon. According to Brett Stassi, the incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday near Plaquemine. Three people were hurt after two boats collided, pushing one... more »

• Motorcyclist dies after crash in Iberville Parish

  June 1, 2016 12:13 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH- A crash on LA 386 in Iberville Parish took the life of a motorcyclist. On May 30 around 2 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Troop A began investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on LA 386 west of LA 77. The initial investigation revealed that the crash... more »

• Body of young woman found in Whiskey Bay

  April 23, 2016 5:35 PM

  WHISKEY BAY - An unidentified body was found in Whiskey Bay Saturday afternoon, according to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Brett Stassi confirmed deputies recovered the body of a younger woman that was dumped in the area recently. Investigators are currently treating the investigation as a homicide. ... more »

• Shooting death investigation caused I-10 delays Wednesday

  February 10, 2016 12:26 PM

  RAMAH - A shooting death investigation closed a lane on the I-10 Basin Bridge and caused a 10-mile long traffic jam Wednesday. One lane on the westbound side just west of Ramah in Iberville Parish closed before lunch. Emergency vehicles could be seen in the state traffic camera looking... more »

• Authorities investigate shooting in St. Gabriel Play Video

  December 14, 2015 6:59 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - Sheriff's deputies said they're assisting with a shooting investigation in the city limits of St. Gabriel Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said shots were fired at two different times during the day, and St. Gabriel Police initially handled the investigation. ... more »