An appeals court has upheld a Houma judge s decision to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who blamed the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office after getting into a crash during a funeral procession.
Thelma Lewis of Houma filed the lawsuit in state District Court in 2019 following a collision during a funeral procession on La. 311. The crash occurred when Lewis, who was part of the procession, passed through a red traffic light and crossed into the path of another vehicle that was entering the intersection from the center lane of Westside Boulevard.
Lewis sued the driver and his insurance company for “failure to maintain reasonable and proper control of his vehicle and operating his vehicle in a careless and reckless manner,” according to court records.
Thibodaux man indicted in fatal New Year’s Eve shooting
A 20-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Nicholls State University student and injuring another on New Year’s Eve has been indicted on murder charges, prosecutors said.
A Terrebonne Parish grand jury found enough evidence Thursday to charge Thibodaux resident Kamron Kajon Jacquot with first-degree murder. He is accused of killing 18-year-old Eric Thibodaux, a Nicholls freshman from Larose, at a party in Schriever.
He is also charged with the attempted first-degree murder of Matthew Badeaux.
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.