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Ochsner Lafayette General Staff Mourns the Loss of ER Nurse
A beloved and respected ER nurse at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center has died. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center staff is mourning the unexpected death of Olivia Guidry who passed away over the weekend.
Guidry was a graduate of LSU Alexandria in nursing and was enrolled in pre-med coursed at LSU Eunice.
Brittany Smith, the sister of Olivia Guidry, posted on Facebook that Olivia was diagnosed with COVID earlier this month and had been put into an induced medical coma.
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center released the following statement
Many reports have stated that Olivia died due to complications from COVID-19. However, the cause of her untimely death is unclear at this time and will be determined by an autopsy, with results not expected for several days. The appropriate officials have been made aware of her case.
Educator, civil rights trailblazer Juanita Thibeaux has died
Posted at 11:54 AM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-24 19:24:34-05
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 26 for Juanita Jackson Thibdeaux, a well-known Lafayette educator and civil rights trailblazer.
The service will be at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church located at 414 South Weeks Street, New Iberia. For those who cannot attend in person, the funeral may be viewed online on the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church-New Iberia Facebook Page.
Services will be conducted by Reverend Mark Lewis, Pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Thibeaux was a long-time educator in Lafayette parish, but before she was a teacher she helped integrate Lafayette s education systems. As a high school student, she led a strike that ended with black children allowed to ride parish school buses. After graduation, she was one of 80 black students who desegregated what is now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
IPSO: Man takes patrol vehicle and leads law enforcement on pursuit
IPSO: Man takes patrol vehicle and leads law enforcement on pursuit
and last updated 2021-01-26 15:24:28-05
The Iberia Parish Sheriff s Office says a man led deputies on a chase through three parishes in their own marked vehicle on Monday afternoon
On January 25, 2021, at around 2:00 pm, Iberia Parish Sheriffâs Deputies responded to a call regarding a disturbance in the 4400 block of Old La. 25.
Upon arrival deputies attempted to detain the suspect. The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Steve Duhon, allegedly gained control of a marked Iberia Parish Sheriffâs Office Patrol vehicle and fled the area. IPSO deputies initiated pursuit of Duhon.
Suspect Arrested After Pursuit; Charged with Aggravated Flight
Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call regarding a disturbance in the 4400 block of Old La. 25.
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 9:07 AM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
On January 25, 2021, at approximately 2:00 pm, Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call regarding a disturbance in the 4400 block of Old La. 25. Upon their arrival deputies attempted to detain the suspect. The suspect gained control of a marked Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol vehicle and fled the area. Immediately, IPSO deputies initiated pursuit of the suspect.
The suspect, Steve Duhon (m, 48 yrs. old) fled down Hwy. 14 to Hwy. 90 through St. Martin Parish and into Lafayette Parish with IPSO deputies in pursuit. With assistance from Lafayette Police Department, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana State Police, the suspect was stopped at the intersection of Hwy 90 and Tower Dr. in Lafayette Parish. Steve Duhon was t