Cut Off News

Garield Billiot Sr. recounts the experience of seeing a black bear last week outside of his home in Raceland.

Bridge inspections will force intermittent lane closures today between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the west bank onramps and exit ramps connecting the Hale Boggs Bridge to Louisiana 18; the onramp from northbound U.S. ...

Transcontinental Drive will be closed at West Esplanade Avenue Monday through July 3 to install drainage and box culverts under the roadway.

A mother and two of her children died after their vehicle was hit by a van whose driver had fallen asleep, Louisiana State Police reported. via KALB-TV Alexandria

South Lafourche Crash Claims Life of Mother and Two Children; One Child Critical and Several Others Injured On Saturday, May 10, 2008 at approximately 7:45 pm, three people died in a head-on collision on LA 308 ... via Louisiana State Police

“People were living in those trailers”

A tornado watch remains in effect until 11 a.m. for all of southeast Louisiana as a line of strong thunderstorms moves through the New Orleans area, stretching from Laplace to Slidell. via NOLA.com

A 17-year-old woman and 47-year-old man were arrested on separate sex-related charges involving the same 14-year-old girl, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre said in a news release Monday. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

A man armed with a pellet gun stole a pickup as the owner was pumping gasoline into the vehicle, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported. via 2theadvocate.com

Authorities in Lafourche Parish say they arrested a Cut Off teenager Monday night for drag racing. via WWL-TV New Orleans

“I guess he kind of held the smoke a lot longer in the facemask.”

Five young men from the south Lafourche area have been charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft, and criminal damage to property. via WWL-AM New Orleans

Theresa and Randy Counts of West Monroe announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Michelle Storey, to Garrett Micheal Colvin, son of Melanie and Micheal L. Colvin of West Monroe. via News-Star

Troop C Pedestrian Struck and Killed In South Lafourche Area February 6, 2008 On February 6, 2008 at approximately 9:25 am, a truck struck and killed a pedestrian on LA 1 in Galliano in Lafourche Parish. via Louisiana State Police

State police have arrested a 57-year-old Cut Off man accused of leaving the scene of a fatal traffic accident Sunday night. via KATC-TV Lafayette

State Police announced Tuesday the arrest of a man allegedly involved in a fatal hit and run accident Sunday night in Larose. via WWL-TV New Orleans

“Do we have the political will to move ahead with these projects, or do we let them stagnate and let our communities die?”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proved inefficient, and the state must take control if it hopes to succeed with the coastal master plan, agreed members of the future governor's Coastal Restoration and ... via 4 WWL-TV

A woman was killed when a pickup truck driven by a Des Allemands man crossed the center line on La. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

“Warden Eddie Rodrigue praised his staff, and particularly EMT Supervisor Sandi Autin and EMT Gros, for their heroic efforts at trying to save this man's life”

A 47-year-old Lafourche Parish jail inmate died Monday of what authorities said appear to be natural causes while in an ambulance en route to a local hospital. via 4 WWL-TV

Two Louisiana natives are being held on high bonds in Minnesota after being indicted in connection with a violent crime spree that authorities said started in Slidell, spanned two months and three states, and ... via Times-Picayune

Rebuilding fragile wetlands and improving roadways in the narrow, 75-mile-long 54th state House District top the list of issues as two political novices square off against a former state legislator. via Times-Picayune

“We welcome it. Bring it on. We are not going to let him interfere with our right to participate in this election campaign.”

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's race exploded into a flurry of real lawsuits and threatened lawsuits Wednesday as a group of businessmen unveiled televised attack ads aimed at unseating incumbent Craig Webre. via WWL-TV New Orleans