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Body Found Near Avery Island; Youngsville Man Arrested
A gruesome discovery on Avery Island Road in Iberia Parish has led to the arrest of a Youngsville man on obstruction of justice and failure to seek assistance charges.
According to the Iberia Parish Sheriff s Office, Lafayette Parish deputies helped them in arresting Kent Broussard in connection with the case. He remains in the Iberia Parish Jail without bond.
Iberia deputies say they were called around 2 a.m. Sunday morning after someone found the body of a 56-year-old on the side of the road. Deputies are not releasing the woman s name pending the notification of her family. The Iberia Parish Coroner s Office is investigating the cause of the woman s death.
Man Accused of Molesting Girl in Iberia Parish
44-year-old Jessie Higgins is behind bars for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl.
According to a press release from the Iberia Parish Sheriff s Office, detectives have been working on the case since the allegations were reported to them on July 7, 2021. The girl was forensically interviewed at Hearts of Hope, a non-profit agency that responds daily to those affected by the trauma of sexual violence in our community by providing education, advocacy and empowerment programs.
Jessie Higgins, mugshot from St. Martin Parish Sheriff s Office
Higgins was arrested at his home and has been booked into the Iberia Parish Jail on the following charges: