SCOTT, La. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Scott that left a Lafayette businesswoman dead.
Lerhonda "Lulu" Carter, 40, died in the Tuesday shooting. The Lafayette Secretary of State website has her listed as the owner or board member of several local businesses, including the French 75 Bar and Lounge and Bliss Cocktail Lounge.
Scott Police say they responded to the 800 block of Delhomme Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday; Carter was transported to a local hospital, where she died.
Police say they've booked James Michael Joseph with second-degree murder and Jessie Howard Alfred Jr. with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
The investigation is ongoing, police say.
