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• Deputies recover tractor stolen from Amite; still searching for thief

  April 15, 2025 4:20 PM

  AMITE — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has found a tractor that was reported stolen from the Graham Road area in Amite. The tractor, a 1999 red 231 Massey Ferguson, was reported stolen in December. Despite having found the piece of equipment, deputies are still searching for who... more »

• Man facing theft charges after selling tractor to Pierre Part resident in 2022

  March 5, 2025 2:25 PM

  PIERRE PART — Deputies said Wednesday a man is facing a theft charge connected to the sale of a tractor in June 2022. Ryan Michael White, 33, of Denham Springs, is charged with felony theft. Deputies said the buyer reported that he never received any paperwork from White... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 open after eight-hour closure Play Video

  January 6, 2025 3:59 PM

  GROSSE TETE — Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 before La. 415 near Grosse Tete were closed for eight hours. The traffic was back to normal shortly before 11 p.m. more »

• Man dead after tractor flips over while he was cutting grass in Sorrento near ditch

  October 8, 2024 4:21 PM

  SORRENTO — A man is dead Tuesday after a tractor he was driving while cutting grass near a ditch flipped over in Sorrento. Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputies said that the man died after the tractor flipped over at the corner of Airline Highway and Pond Street. The... more »

• Hammond firefighters respond to 18-wheeler fire on South Morrison Boulevard

  October 7, 2024 11:07 AM

  HAMMOND - An 18-wheeler caught fire on South Morrison Boulevard near the service road, prompting a response from the city fire department. "Hammond Firefighters are currently on the scene of a Semi Tractor on fire on South Morrison Blvd near the service road," the department said on social media... more »

• Overturned cement truck temporarily blocks Juban Road at Wax Road

  July 12, 2024 8:51 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Juban Road was blocked in both directions at Wax Road due to an overturned trailer. Drivers were asked to use an alternate route through Juban Road. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash or if there were any injuries. more »

• Roundabout in Sorrento reopens after 18-wheeler rolls over

  August 1, 2023 12:20 PM

  SORRENTO - Deputies and road crews were able to upright a semi truck that blocked a roundabout in Ascension Parish Tuesday morning. The sheriff's office first reported the crash around 11 a.m., near the intersection of LA 22 and LA 70 in Sorrento, just south of I-10. It did... more »

• Trucker who drove semi into stopped bus on I-10 previously wrecked and was ticketed Play Video

  March 25, 2022 3:35 PM

  PORT ALLEN - The driver of an 18-wheeler who drove his rig into the back of a stopped charter bus on I-10 Thursday was previously ticketed after a wreck in Texas, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned. The trucker was killed and three others were hurt when the semi slammed... more »

• Rider hospitalized after falling off New Orleans parade float

  February 23, 2020 5:05 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - According to New Orleans EMS a person riding in the Krewe of Thoth parade has fallen off a float Sunday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. New Orleans EMS officials tweeted one float rider was taken to a local hospital after they fell from the lower level of... more »

• Heavy machinery drives over grave sites, creates muddy mess Play Video

  March 12, 2018 7:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A disturbing find at a cemetery in Baton Rouge. A man with a loved one buried at Roselawn Memorial Park is outraged at what he found. Buddy Berry says feet from his mother's resting place, tractors drove right over grave sites and headstones, some stones were... more »

• Man caught stealing batteries off tractors

  April 20, 2016 4:50 PM

  ROSEDALE - The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say is behind a series of battery thefts in the Rosedale-area. Deputies began investigating after receiving several reports batteries were being stolen off of tractors. They say their investigation led them to arrest Derek Gaudet, 42. Gaudet... more »

• Sugar cane tractor collides with train

  December 17, 2015 2:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A train collided with a sugar cane farmer's tractor in Iberville Parish Thursday, according to the sheriff's office. Sheriff Brett Stassi said nobody was hurt in the collision. The collision happened on Catherine Road at LA 1 just after 1 p.m. according to the sheriff's... more »