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• New Orleans Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Slidell-Area Barber

  October 5, 2010 12:28 PM

  SLIDELL, La. (AP) - St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a New Orleans man for allegedly killing a Slidell-area barber during a botched robbery attempt in 2008. Yosvani Harvey, 19, had already been booked into Orleans Parish Prison on unrelated auto theft and gun charges when he was arrested... more »

• Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Deputy Arrested for Allegedly Raping a 6-Year-Old Girl

  August 11, 2010 12:14 PM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - A Lafourche Parish sheriff's deputy has been arrested on allegations that he raped a 6-year-old girl. The Daily Comet reports 33-year-old David Lewellen, of Thibodaux, was booked Tuesday night with aggravated rape. He is being held at the Lafourche jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond.... more »

• $394,000 of Oil and Gas Equipment Allegedly Stolen

  August 3, 2010 12:08 PM

  On July 27, 2010 the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office Bureau of Investigations was notified of an alleged theft of oil field equipment at Axxis Drilling in New Iberia. Detectives learned that approximately $394,000 of oil and gas equipment was allegedly stolen from the Axxis Drilling yard between the dates... more »

• Man Wanted for Allegedly Killing a Man in Jeanerette

  August 2, 2010 4:49 PM

  39-year-old Wilfred "Billy" Matthews from St. Mary Parish is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Jeanerette. It happened around 2:30 satruday morning on Martin Luther King Drive across the street from Puggys sports bar. Matthews is considered armed and dangerous. If you know his whereabouts call Jeanerette... more »

• Man Arrested For Allegedly Attempted Forcible Rape

  July 14, 2010 4:44 PM

  On July 8, 2010 @ approximately 2317 hours officers with the Carencro Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of Amesbury Dr. in Lafayette in reference to a domestic disturbance in progress. Upon arrival officers spoke to the victim who advised that her 3 year old daughter's father... more »

• Stephensville Woman Arrested For Allegedly Embezzling More Than $100,000

  July 13, 2010 6:38 PM

  On July 13, 2010, a former employee with the St. Martin Parish Water & Sewer District in Stephensville was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000.00. Barbara Topham Vicknair, 60, of Morgan City was charged with 383 counts of Monetary Instrument Abuse,... more »

• Eunice Woman Allegedly Used Company Checks For Personal Debts

  July 13, 2010 4:56 PM

  St Landry Sheriff's office received complaint from Coastal Culvert in Eunice that a former employee, Lisa M Soileau, age 44, had used company checks to pay off credit card debts on personal accounts. This allegedly took place from Feb 2006 to June 2009. The value of the checks was over... more »

• Man Allegedly Sets House on Fire, Commits Suicide

  June 15, 2010 10:20 PM

  ST. AMANT, La. (AP) - St. Amant Fire Chief James LeBlanc says a 47-year-old man reportedly set fire to a house in the Galvez community and then killed himself with a shotgun to the head. LeBlanc tells The Advocate that the victim was identified as Michael D. Fielder. The incident,... more »

• Man Out On Bail For Allegedly Killing Girlfriend Back In Jail

  June 10, 2010 11:17 AM

  NEW ROADS, La. (AP) - A state judge on Wednesday revoked the $250,000 bond set for a man charged with killing his girlfriend last year, ordering the defendant held in jail until his July trial. In rescinding Larry J. Snyder Jr.'s bond, District Judge James Best described him as an... more »

• Man Allegedly Tries To Burn Down House With Wife In It

  May 13, 2010 6:08 PM

  Aaron Lebouf is behind bars in Vermilion Parish. Deputies say he tried to burn down a house with his wife in it. Aaron Lebeouf's wife was staying with a friend when she saw him outside. He then allegedly threw something through the window. The victim says she... more »

• Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Kill His Ex-Girlfriend

  March 11, 2010 3:38 PM

  On March 10, 2010 The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office responded to an aggravated battery complaint at the 900 block of Hebu Lane, New Iberia. Deputies spoke to the initial caller who advised that a Harrison Jones, her boyfriend, had placed gunpowder in a light bulb and screwed it into a... more »

• Activists Arrested After Allegedly Tampering With Senator's Phones

  January 26, 2010 3:50 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A conservative activist who has caused problems for the community organizing group ACORN and the son of a federal prosecutor were among four people arrested and accused of trying to interfere with phones at U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's office. Activist James O'Keefe, 25, was already in... more »

• Man Arrested After Allegedly Helping Prisoners Escape

  January 21, 2010 4:56 PM

  The Jeanerette Marshal's office arrested Herman Lockette who was wanted by the Vidalia Sheriff's Office. Authorities were in search of Lockette since he allegedly assisted two inmates escape from the Concordia Parish work release program. They were then brought to Lafayette. The inmates were later apprehended by the... more »