LAFAYETTE PARISH — Investigators on Tuesday evening released the names of the three victims killed in a plane crash near Gloria Switch Road and La. Highway 93.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office identified the victims as Bruce Verduyn, 58 of The Woodlands, Texas; Lydia Laws, 46, of Spring, Texas; and Justin Ramsey, 42, of The Woodlands, Texas.
Investigators said the crash happened just after 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. Deputies said a Beechcraft Baron, a small twin engine plane, lost altitude, circled the area, and then crashed into an open field.
According to Flight Aware, an aircraft matching that configuration with tail number N16PV took off at 9:53 a.m. from Hooks Memorial Airport in the Houston area. It's radar-tracked flight path ended near the crash sight at 11:01 a.m.
All three passengers died at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The NTSB is investigating the crash Tuesday of a Cirrus SR22 in Ruston, Louisiana.
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This is a developing story. We will update as we learn more information.
