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Houma Toys for Tots organizer retires after 60 years of giving joy It was 1960 when a young Marine from Houma named Linwood Liner got involved with the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.  The 18-year-old, who was on leave from boot camp, volunteered to walk up and down Main Street to ask business owners what toys they could spare.   For the next six decades Liner continued working with the toy drive and eventually became its coordinator.   “It was a worthy cause and I just stuck with it,” the 79-year-old retired master gunnery sergeant said. “Every child should have a smile on ...

Florida residents charged with sex trafficking Alabama teen in Louisiana Updated Mar 16, 2021; Two people have been arrested in connection with a Terrebonne Parish human-trafficking investigation, authorities said. Katrice Yolanda Brown, of Orlando, Fla., is charged with enticing a person into prostitution, human trafficking and racketeering, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Orlando resident Michael Ashford turned himself in this afternoon at the Terrebonne Parish jail, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said they were called Monday to a hotel in Houma...

Two arrested, accused of trafficking teen from Alabama Katrice Brown was arrested and Michael Ashford is wanted on human trafficking charges. (Source: TPSO) By Mykal Vincent | March 16, 2021 at 10:22 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 5:13 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Deputies have arrested a woman and a man accused of trafficking a teenager for sex. According to Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet, deputies responded to a hotel in reference to a disturbance when they contacted a 19-year-old female from Alabama. Deputies also contacted Katrice Yolanda Brown, 30, who lives in Orlando, Fla. Inves...

A spate of recent deaths on Louisiana waters has drawn attention to the importance of boating safety. Louisiana has recorded seven boating deaths so far this year. At this point in 2020, there were only two. “We haven’t even gotten into the prime boating season in Louisiana yet and we are seeing fatalities climb at an alarming pace,” said Col. Chad Hebert, head of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department's Enforcement Division. “We are urging boaters to please adhere to all safe boating laws and practices.” On Feb. 28, a person fell off of a personal watercraft without wear...

Three men accused of fatally shooting two women in a botched murder-for-hire plot in Montegut have been indicted on murder charges.  A Terrebonne Parish grand jury found enough evidence Wednesday to charge Beaux Cormier, 35, of Kaplan, 25-year-old Carencro resident Andrew Eskin and Dalvin Wilson, 22, of Eunice, with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.  An indictment does not presume guilt or innocence but indicates the grand jury found prosecutors presented enough evidence to warrant a trial on the charges.  The three men appeared in court Thur...