Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred shortly after noon on Friday, April 26, 2024, in the area of Ayo Street in Raceland. The shooting involved two vehicles. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Shortly after the incident, several schools in the Raceland area were placed on lockdown for a short time out of an abundance of caution.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced one man has been arrested in an ongoing investigation into a Raceland shooting incident. Joshua Ingram Jr., 22, of Raceland has been charged with principal to attempted murder.

At around 3:15 p.m. on April 24, 2024, deputies responded to reports of shots fired at the corner of St. Louis Street and Garden Street in Raceland. When deputies arrived in the area, they found multiple shell casings at the scene. Through further investigation, detectives obtained video of the incident from security cameras in the area. They learned two SUVs were involved in the incident and the driver of one SUV, later identified as Ingram, appeared to be chasing the other. Then a passenger in the SUV fired several rounds in the direction of the vehicle being chased. Detectives obtained a warrant for Ingram for principal to attempted second degree murder.

With investigative assistance from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office, Ingram was arrested in St. James Parish. He was transferred to the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux where he was booked with principal to attempted second degree murder. Bail for that charge is set at $250,000.

As the investigation continues, anyone who can identify the shooter or anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Joshua Ingram Jr

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a Golden Meadow man who allegedly strangled and threatened a woman and her family. Ethan Mobley, 23, was arrested on Tuesday.

On April 23, 2024, deputies received a complaint regarding Mobley potentially threatening a family in the southern Lafourche Parish area. Mobley reportedly sent the message to a woman, threatening her family if she did not respond. Through investigation, deputies learned an incident occurred on April 20, 2024, wherein Mobley and the woman were involved in an argument that turned physical. Mobley reportedly grabbed the woman by the throat and began to choke her and threaten her in the presence of two children. He also held her against her will for some time while armed with a firearm and threatening to kill her.

Deputies made contact with Mobley on Tuesday and he was arrested. He was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with stalking, simple assault, false imprisonment while armed with a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse battery involving strangulation and child endangerment. Bail is set at $302,500.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced one man has been arrested in connection to a Sunday night shooting incident in Raceland. Damien Parker Jr., 24, of Raceland faces multiple charges including weapons and drug charges.

At around 7:15 p.m. on April 21, 2024, deputies responded to the 100 block of Market Street in Raceland in response to several calls of shots having been fired in the area. After receiving a description of a suspect’s vehicle, deputies conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Parker. The vehicle had evidence of being involved in the shooting with shattered windows and damage from rounds.

During the traffic stop, deputies detected a strong odor of marijuana in the vehicle, and a K-9 deputy alerted to the possible presence of narcotics. During a search of the vehicle, deputies recovered nearly 20 grams of marijuana in several small bags and a scale. They also found a firearm believed to have been used in the incident. Parker was also in possession of pills without a prescription.

Parker was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with illegal use of weapons, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a legend drug, illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. He was also booked on a contempt of court warrant. He was released after posting bail in the amount of $40,540.53.

The investigation into this incident is continuing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

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NOTE: Per Article 234 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, a booking photo cannot be released for this arrest.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced one person is in custody following a shooting incident on St. Louis Street in Raceland on Sunday evening. There were no reported injuries in the shooting. One vehicle was damaged in the incident.

More information will be provided as the investigation continues. Meanwhile, anyone with information on either of these incidents is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are continuing to investigate two shooting incidents that occurred Thursday night. The shootings occurred in Raceland and Thibodaux, with the Thibodaux incident resulting in four injuries. There is no evidence that the shooting incidents were related.

The first incident occurred at around 8:25 p.m. in the 200 block of Market Street in Raceland. Deputies responded to the area after receiving several 911 calls of shots fired. At least three vehicles and one residence were struck by gunfire during the incident, but there were no reported injuries.

The second incident occurred just before 10 p.m. in the 1400 block of Orange Grove Square in Thibodaux. Deputies and officers from the Thibodaux Police Department responded to the scene where they found three individuals who had been struck by gunshots. They also learned a fourth victim had been transported to a local hospital. Deputies and officers performed lifesaving measures on the victims, and they were later transported to University Hospital in New Orleans. Investigators learned a fight had occurred that resulted in shots being fired.

Detectives are asking for the public’s help as these investigations continue. Anyone with information on either of these incidents is asked to submit a tip anonymously to Bayou Region Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-743-7433, online at CrimeStoppersBR.org, or via the Bayou Tips app on mobile devices. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced deputies are investigating two separate shooting incidents that occurred Thursday night in Lafourche Parish. The first incident occurred on Market Street in Raceland with no reported injuries. The second incident occurred on Orange Grove Square in Thibodaux with reported injuries.

These investigations are ongoing. More information will be provided on these incidents as it can be made available.