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2 women killed in murder-for-hire plot to suppress rape victim’s testimony, officials say Hope Nettleton (left) and Brittany Cormier (right) were shot and killed in Montegut on Jan. 13, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriffs Office. (Source: TPSO) By Tiffany Baptiste | January 29, 2021 at 10:15 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 4:49 PM TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WVUE) - Officials in Terrebonne Parish say a community is rocked after a convicted sex offender hired two men to kill the v...

Three arrests have been made in connection with a double homicide that occurred in Montegut earlier this month, authorities said. The suspects, arrested in another parish, are accused of killing 37-year-old Hope Nettleton and 34-year-old Brittany Cormier, both of Montegut.  The Terrebonne Parish Sheriffs Office identified the suspects as Beaux Cormier, 35, of Kaplan, Andrew Eskine, 25, of Carencro, and 22-year-old Dalvin Wilson, of Rayne. Each has been charged with two counts of first-degr...

Several students at H.L. Bourgeois were arrested Tuesday after brawling and fighting on school grounds, authorities said.

Houma man accused of sex crimes Staff A Houma man was arrested Monday after being accused of sexually abusing a family member, authorities said.  Paul Lodrigue Jr., 42, is charged with one count of molestation of a juvenile, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said.  Authorities said they were alerted about incidents involving Rodrigue and a female juvenile family member in which he touched her inappropriately. Following an investigation, the suspect was taken into custody and was boo...

Houma woman accused of stealing from employer A Houma woman was arrested over the weekend after being accused of stealing from her employer, authorities said.   Mandy Brunet, 32, is charged with false accounting, bank fraud, computer fraud, illegal transfer of money, access device fraud and forgery, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said.   Detectives launched an investigation earlier this month after receiving a complaint that the accounts at a local business were improperly used t...

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MONTEGUT, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana women were shot to death in a home in Montegut, the...

Two women were shot to death in Montegut.

Terrebonne Carnival krewes set plan to possibly roll in April January 12, 2021 Terrebonne Parish Mardi Gras krewes have created a plan to hold parades in April if allowed — contingent upon where the parish is at in regard to COVID-19 prior to rolling.  The schedule was laid out yesterday at a meeting with the presidents of the local clubs — who were joined by Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet and Terrebonne Parish Public Safety Director Steve Ponville.    According to John Poiencot, ...

Mark Pitre, president of the Krewe of Hercules, said the tentative date for his krewes parade is April 9. The other parades would roll during one of the next three weekends, roughly in the same order they normally do. Hercules, the largest local krewe, would still be the first parade to roll in Terrebonne as in a normal Mardi Gras season, but it will not happen if the pandemic still rages. "The safety of our members and the people come first," Pitre said. "The sheriff was very positive. He w...