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Two men accused of human trafficking in Houma have been indicted on rape charges.

A busy stretch of La. 1 in Thibodaux should reopen to traffic by Friday after drainage repairs are complete, officials said.

One of the people who got a breakthrough COVID case credits the vaccine for protecting him against "something much worse."

A Houma man was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to intentionally burning down a house in 2019.

Authorities have identified the man who died in a house fire early Monday in Houma.

The return to public Mass will begin the weekend of Aug. 14 and 15.  Due to rising COVID-19 cases at the beginning of the pandemic, Bishop Shelton Fabre suspended public Masses in March 2020. Church services were conducted online for about two months before restrictions eased. Though public Masses returned with limited capacity, the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass remained in effect until the bishop’s announcement Saturday. “As your shepherd and pastor, I was also s...

It wasn’t the easiest first year in office for Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet.  As he looks back on his first year as sheriff, Soignet said he was dealt a difficult hand but made the best of it.  “I guess you can call it a trial by fire,” the retired Marine said. “But I’m proud of the work that our people are doing every day. We have some good people and I’m trying to get more officers out there for the community.”  After retiring from the Marines in 2006, Soignet joine...

A 32-year-old Terrebonne Parish man was convicted Thursday evening of multiple felony charges resulting from a 2019 police chase.  Jacob Fay Luke Sr., of Gray, was convicted of aggravated flight from an officer with human endangerment, resisting an officer by force or violence, attempted battery of a police officer and attempted possession of methamphetamine.   Luke’s conviction resulted from an incident that occurred during the early morning hours April 11, 2019, in the Mobile Estates are...

Residents filled Houmas Dumas Auditorium Thursday to hear the latest information about vaccines, crime, the justice system and other issues.  Hosted by Terrebonne Councilman Carl Harding, the informational meeting featured presentations from some of Terrebonne’s top officials including Parish President Gordy Dove, Emergency Preparedness Director Earl Eues, Sheriff Tim Soignet, Police Chief Dana Coleman, several judges, council members, business leaders, attorneys and other dignitaries.  In...

Judge rejects Raceland mans request for new trial in double murder A judge has denied a Raceland man’s request for a new trial after he was convicted of killing two men in 2018.  A jury on June 23 found Kerry Alexander, 36, guilty of two counts of second-degree murder following three days of testimony and about an hour of deliberation. He was convicted of killing Marcel Turner, 26, of Thibodaux, and Jeremiah Ballard, 23, of Raceland.   The defendant’s brother, Jerrell Alexander, 31, was...