The sheriff said that in 2020, 11 people in Lafourche died of overdoses of heroin and opioids.
Credit: Lafourche Parish Sheriff s Office Author: WWL Staff Updated: 2:23 PM CDT April 12, 2021
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced that 33 people were arrested on various drug counts following the end of an operation that began in late 2020 and that he says targeted the distribution of heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Webre said that eight residences were searched as part of the operation.
“We believe this operation will have significant impact on the availability of heroin, methamphetamine, and especially fentanyl in the southern area of the parish,” said Webre.
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Body found on Des Allemands Bridge identified as Houma car theft suspect, police say
Authorities identified the body as belonging to 19-year-old Frederick Howard, of Gretna.
Howard’s body was found 6 p.m. Monday at an elevated section of the Des Allemands Bridge on U.S. 90. He did not have a driver’s license or any forms of identification, Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange said.
The body suffered injuries consistent with a fall from the bridge and autopsy results are pending, officials said. Though efforts to identify the body were initially unsuccessful, State Police learned about a social medial post Wednesday about a missing Gretna man who was last seen Monday.
Lafourche Parish Council appoints interim constable for Raceland area
LeBouef was the husband of incumbent Dwain LeBouef, who died March 20.
Constables serve eviction notices and paperwork for small claims. They serve as the officer for the justice of the peace court, in this case in Lafourche s District 2.
Holly LeBouef was arrested in 2017 after police said she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the National Barrel Horse Association while serving as the local district president. The charges are still pending, according to the Lafourche District Attorney s Office.
She also ran for the District 5 Parish Council seat in 2016, losing to James Bourgeois by a 57-43 margin.
Thibodaux teen reported missing
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing Thibodaux teenager.
Alonna Carter, 15, of Ledet Drive, was last seen at her home Wednesday and left sometime overnight, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
She is described as 5 feet 3 inches and about 110 pounds with red and auburn hair. She was last seen wearing a black tank top with black athletic shorts.
Anyone with information about her location is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 532-2809 or dial 911.