A successful island restoration project that repopulated tens of thousands of brown pelicans will be re-created 16 miles from Houma. The island will be a re-creation of the Queen Bess Island at the mouth of the Houma Navigational Canal, beginning in September. Queen Bess is a 37-acre island that was clawed back from the Gulf […]
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — A Houma woman has been arrested in connection to the overdose death of her 6-week-old child. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Meghan Ashleigh Cortez has been charged with negligent homicide stemming from a February incident. On Feb. 5, deputies […]
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — The parents of a six-week-old infant are in custody for allegedly abusing the child to the extent that the infant was hospitalized, according to the Houma Police Department. Upon their investigation at a hospital on Saturday, May 25, Houma officers said that […]
At the Dulac-Pontoon Bridge about 30 well-wishers were gathered as the U.S.S. Kidd sliced northward, headed for a year-long overhaul in Houma, when an unexpected admirer provided the retired warship with its own greeting. A bald eagle landed on a nearby utility pole, greeted the approaching vessel with two shrieks, then began its own repair […]
A man and woman held another woman at gunpoint while a second man raped her, Houma police report. Jonathan Brooks, 39, was arrested and charged Jan. 25 with first-degree rape and aggravated kidnapping. Kendal Scott, 38, and Ulicia Singleton, 26, were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and simple battery, according to Houma Police. Police […]
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — Houma police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead on Saturday, Jan. 6. The Houma Police Department reported a 39-year-old man was shot in the 1300 block of Barataria Avenue. Man found shot to death in car near Plum Orchard […]