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Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville "So we had some people absent that we needed to vote, we are also working on some amendments to bring more people on board,” said Rep. Richard Nelson. Nelson is the author of the legislation that, if passed, would decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana. Monday he pulled that bill from the floor saying the language needs to be reworked to appease certain concerns. "We are going to try and take out that home grow piece that allows people to grow it at home and it's basically a lesson learned from some of the other states like Colorado.” Nelso...

1 dead in Iberville Parish crash Iberville crash 2Iberville crash 2(Austin Kemker) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - One person is dead following a crash in Iberville Parish according to Sheriff Brett Stassi. The crash happened on Friday, May 7. According to authorities, the victim was found in the Upper Grand River. Iberville crash 1(Austin Kemker) Stassi believes the car was traveling too fast down Belleview Dr (Highway 75) and wasn’t able to make the turn, going off the road and into the water. Copyright 2021 WAFB. All rights reserved. Most Read

Stassi BATON ROUGE - The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office and Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi were brought to federal civil court for allegedly defaming a nursing home after receiving a large campaign donation from a different nursing home.  The complaint was filed in Baton Rouge federal court on April 20 by plaintiff Plaquemine Plaza Holdings, LLC, which owned and operated Iberville Oaks Nursing Home and Rehab from 1988 to 2020.  The plaintiff says that defendant Sheriff Stassi began appearing in television interviews accusing the nursing home of neglecting its ...

6-year-old boy dies in Grosse Tete mobile home fire, authorities say 6-year-old boy dies in Grosse Tete mobile home fire, authorities say By WAFB Staff | April 28, 2021 at 9:36 AM CDT - Updated April 28 at 5:39 PM GROSSE TETE, La. (WAFB) - Officials are investigating a fire at a mobile home in Grosse Tete that resulted in the death of a six-year-old boy on the morning of Wednesday, April 28. Grosse Tete Fire Chief Michael Hughes says firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a mobile home on the corner of Willow Street and Elm Street at 8:09 a.m. Wednesday. Sheriff Brett Stassi tell...

Staff Report A search warrant by Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics agents led to the arrest of a St. Gabriel man on numerous drug-related charges, according to Sheriff Brett Stassi. Agents arrested Charles Alexander Jr., 37, of 4725 Martin Luther King Parkway following an investigation, which led to the seizure of drugs that had a street value of approximately $20,000. Alexander was arrested on the following charges: Illegal possession of marijuana, second offense. Possession with intent to distribute Schedule II narcotics (cocaine over 200 mg.) Possession with intent to distribut...