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• Man dies in early morning Pointe Coupee Parish crash

  June 29, 2020 10:45 AM

  VENTRESS - Louisiana State Police say a 66-year-old man died in a Pointe Coupee Parish crash early Monday morning. According to troopers, Robert Major of Ventress was headed west on La Hwy 413 in a Toyota Tacoma when his vehicle swerved off-road and crashed into a utility pole before... more »

• Unattended cooking items suspected as cause of fatal house fire in Ventress

  June 8, 2020 11:10 AM

  POINTE COUPEE PARISH - The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fatal house fire that occurred in Ventress and resulted in an elderly man's death. The fire broke out Sunday (June 7) night shortly before 9 p.m., at a home within the 10000 block of Island Road. ... more »

• All clear at Ventress Post Office after suspicious package scare

  March 23, 2018 4:55 PM

  UPDATE: Authorities have cleared the scene and the roadway is back open. ***** VENTRESS – The road around the post office here is closed while deputies work a suspicious package situation, authorities posted on social media Friday. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office is “working a suspicious... more »

• One dead in head-on collision in Pointe Coupee

  August 1, 2016 10:00 AM

  VENTRESS - Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal head-on collision on Highway 415, north of Highway 414 in Pointe Coupee Parish. Joshua Mougeot, 29, died on the scene. According to police, Mougeot was traveling northbound on LA 415, whil Gregory Martin, 56, was traveling southbound. Mougeot crossed the... more »

• Pointe Coupee teen dies in early morning crash

  January 3, 2016 11:30 AM

  VENTRESS, La. - One Lakeland teenager died after his car flipped over. At 12:27 Sunday morning, the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office received a call of an overturned car on a private road in Ventress. Two teenagers were in the car. The driver, a 16-year-old, died from sustained injuries.... more »