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Five shot at Houma nightclub, says Terrebonne Parish Sheriff (Source: TPSO) By Nicole Mumphrey | April 26, 2021 at 12:27 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 12:32 PM HOUMA (WVUE) -Five people were shot early Sunday (April 25) morning inside a nightclub in Houma, La., according to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. at Lenny’s night club at 656 Corporate Drive. The sheriff’s office says when deputies arrived at the club there was a large number of people running from the building as gunshots were being fired. The deputies were not able to determine ...

Terrebonne grand jury indicts seven suspected gang members A Terrebonne Parish grand jury has indicted seven suspected gang members on multiple charges in connection with a shooting last summer at a Houma Sonic drive-in that left one man dead.  Court records show the grand jury found enough evidence April 13 to charge Schriever residents Armontae Davis, 19; Arvontae Davis, 19; Ahcory Davis, 18; Xavier Walker, 23; D’ND Wright, 19; Chad Alex Jr., 20; and Trovone Taylor, 20. All are charged with racketeering, criminal property damage, criminal street gang activity and a host of ot...

Thibodaux woman accused of breaking child's nose Staff A Thibodaux woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she broke her young daughter’s nose for putting a cell phone under water.  Dashell Renee Johnson, 24, is charged with cruelty to a juvenile, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said.   Deputies were called to a local hospital to investigate a child under 10 who suffered a broken nose and two badly bruised eyes, authorities said. Investigators later learned the child’s mother became upset because she placed her newly purchased cell phone under water in a bathtub.   ...

Volunteers clean up Veterans Memorial Park in Houma Staff Kirk Griffin, owner of Griffin’s Louisiana Grille, provided volunteers with a free lunch, organizers said.  Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet, who served as a Marine for 22 years, commended the volunteers for their service.  “Despite the rain they got it done,” the retired Marine said. “They took some equipment out there and took care of it. It was a combined effort. These guys are all veterans and were trying to do their part. We have lots of guys who serve in the Marine Corps League who served with some of those guys wh...

When a wanted suspect barricaded himself inside a car and threatened to harm himself last week at Nicholls State University, police used special training to defuse the situation. Using skills acquired in crisis intervention training, Nicholls and Thibodaux police worked together to take the suspect into custody peacefully.   “As law enforcement officers, we go through constant change and training,” Thibodaux Police Lt. Clint Dempster said. “Multiple sources and efforts were used in trying to defuse the situation for hours. Although physical retrieval of the subject was eventually ne...