Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office

Detectives Investigating Saturday Afternoon Shooting in Raceland

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are currently investigating a shooting in Raceland that has left one man critically injured. The victim was found near the corner of St. Louis Street and Meadow Lane, and he was taken to a hospital. Deputies received the initial call reporting the shooting just after 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 15.

Anyone with any other information on this case is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

More information will be released as it can be made available to the public.

Free Hunter Safety Courses Slated for September 2018

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a FREE Hunter Education Classroom Course and a Hunter Education Field Day in September for anyone ages 10 or older.

CLASSROOM COURSE:

The traditional “Classroom Course” is a two-day course covering topics such as hunter responsibility and ethics, how firearms work and firearms safety, survival and first aid skills, firearm handling skills and hunting techniques, wildlife identification, game care, and information related to wildlife conservation and management. The next Classroom Course will be offered Saturday, September 29 through Sunday, September 30, 2018. The first day will be the classroom portion from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Training Academy, located at 1300 Lynn Street in Thibodaux. The class will resume the following day from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the LPSO Shooting Range located at 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland. Participants must attend BOTH days of the class and pass a written and practical exam to be certified. Class size is limited. Advance registration is required. CLICK HERE to register for this course.

FIELD DAY:

As an alternative to the two-day course, a Home Study Course is available online through the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website. Those who complete the home study course MUST take their completion voucher to a “Field Day” to complete their hunter education. The next Field Day will be offered on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the LPSO Shooting Range. Entry to the Field Day will be denied unless the completed forms are presented. There will be a written test required to complete the Field Day. Class size is limited. Advance registration is required. CLICK HERE to register for the Field Day.

Firearms and ammunition should NOT be brought to any of the courses, but snacks are permitted. For more information, or for assistance with online registration, call the LPSO Training Academy at (985) 387-4480 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or email Lieutenant Nolan Smith at nolan-smith@lpso.net.

*Anyone born after September 1, 1969, who wishes to obtain a hunting license in Louisiana, must successfully complete a hunter education course. Exceptions may be granted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for active or veteran members of the United States armed services, for any P.O.S.T.-certified law enforcement officer, or for persons who are under the direct supervision of a person 18-years or older who is already licensed and has taken the approved course. Exceptions must be applied for and approved by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Seat Belt & DWI Checkpoints Slated for September 14, 2018

Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seat belt checkpoint and a DWI checkpoint on Friday, September 14, 2018, in Lafourche Parish. These checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations and make the highways of the parish safer for all motorists. The seat belt checkpoint will be conducted Friday evening, and deputies will focus on checking motorists for seat belt and safety seat violations. A DWI checkpoint will begin Friday evening and will continue into the early morning hours of Saturday, September 15. During the DWI checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues.

Sheriff Webre reminds citizens to designate a driver if you are going to drink. Motorists suspected of DWI who refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test will lose their driver’s license for one year (first offense). For a second offense, the penalty increases to two years. Anyone convicted of a DWI offense while their driver’s license is suspended because of another DWI offense will face automatic prison time. Lafourche Parish is also a “No Refusal” parish, meaning if a suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer test, deputies will seek a search warrant to have that person’s blood tested.

Lafourche Parish Councilman Arrested for Second Violation of a Protective Order

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Lafourche Parish Council member was arrested on Tuesday for violating a protective order for the second time in three months. James Bourgeois Sr., 51, of Raceland was arrested at a Raceland restaurant following a Lafourche Parish Council meeting on Tuesday evening.

A protective order currently prohibits Bourgeois from coming within 50 yards of Jerry Lafont Jr., another council member. The sole exception to the order is that they may both be present at Parish Council meetings, but they have been ordered to use separate entrances. This came as a result of an altercation between the two men following a Lafourche Parish Council Meeting on April 24, 2018, which resulted in Bourgeois being charged with Simple Battery. Since that time, Bourgeois was charged with violating the protective order on June 12, 2018, when he used the wrong entrance at the council meeting.

On Tuesday, September 11, following the Lafourche Parish Council meeting, Bourgeois entered a restaurant in Raceland where Lafont was present. Through investigation, deputies learned Bourgeois saw Lafont was present, but he remained at the restaurant in violation of the protective order.

Deputies made contact with Bourgeois and he was placed under arrest. He was transported to the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux where he was booked with Violation of a Protective Order.

Cut Off Woman Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Trudy Gremillion, 38, of Cut Off after agents found evidence of the alleged sale of narcotics at her residence.

Narcotics agents had been investigating Gremillion for possible distribution of narcotics. At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, agents executed a search warrant at Gremillion’s residence on West 59th Street in Cut Off. Upon arrival, agents made contact with Gremillion. During the search of the residence, agents discovered 67.9 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 8.3 grams of suspected marijuana, and 2.3 grams of suspected heroin, as well as Klonopin (clonazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam) pills and drug paraphernalia. They also discovered over $1,200 in cash.

Gremillion was arrested and booked on charges including Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Methamphetamine and Heroin, as well as Possession of Alprazolam, Clonazepam, and Drug Paraphernalia. Her bond is set at $171,000.

One Injured in Tuesday Evening Shooting in Raceland

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced one man was injured in a shooting which occurred Tuesday evening in Raceland.

Just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, deputies responded to a call of shots being fired in Raceland. Upon arrival to the area, deputies determined the shooting had occurred on Williams Street. According to witnesses, subjects traveling in a light-colored pickup truck fired shots from the truck as it traveled up Williams Street. Several rounds were fired, and one man was grazed by rounds on his chin and left foot. He was ultimately treated and released from a local hospital. Other rounds struck a residence and two vehicles, but no other injuries were reported.

The investigation into this shooting is continuing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

UPDATE: Arrest Made in Connection to the Shooting Death of Raceland Man

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced an arrest has been made in connection to the investigation into the shooting death of a Raceland man. Dontrell Bryant, 50, of Raceland has been arrested for an August 24, 2018 shooting incident involving Timon Nash, 38, of Raceland who died in a second shooting incident the next day.

Through investigation, detectives learned that just after 12 a.m. on August 24, 2018, Bryant approached Nash and had a brief verbal altercation. Bryant then pulled a gun and fired several shots at Nash, striking him once in the right forearm. This incident was unreported.

The following day, just after 2 a.m. on August 25, deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of Williams Street in Raceland. Upon arrival, Nash was identified as the victim.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives developed Bryant as the suspect in the August 24 incident and obtained a warrant for his arrest for Attempted Second Degree Murder. Bryant then turned himself over to authorities on Tuesday, August 28. He was booked per the warrant, and his bond is set at $150,000.

The investigation into the shooting on August 25 is continuing. Anyone with information on this case is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted by using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

Thibodaux Man Charged with First Degree Rape of Two Juveniles

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of Kenny Prejeant, 56, of Thibodaux on Tuesday, August 28. Prejeant is charged with First Degree Rape of a juvenile.

Juvenile detectives opened an investigation this week after a two female juvenile victims came forward alleging Prejeant forced them to perform sexual acts. The incidents occurred approximately one year ago. Detectives made contact with Prejeant, and during an interview, he admitted to his participation in the incidents.

Prejeant was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center in Thibodaux on two counts of First Degree Rape. His bond is set at $300,000.

UPDATE: Victim Identified in Weekend Shooting in Raceland

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre initially reported that on Saturday, August 25^,2018, that deputies were called to respond to reports of a shooting just after 2 AM, in the 200 block of Williams Street in Raceland, LA. Upon arrival, deputies located the male victim, Timon Nash, 38, who had died due to several gunshot wounds to his body.

Further investigation revealed that the victim had been involved in a shooting altercation one day prior wherein he had been struck in the forearm.

This investigation is ongoing, but to date, no suspects have been named. Again, anyone with information on this case is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stopper Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted by using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00 in cash if the info9rmation leads to an arrest.

Additional information will be released as it is obtained.

Detectives Investigating Overnight Shooting Death in Raceland

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating a shooting that has left one man dead in Raceland. The shooting occurred overnight in the 200 block of Williams Street.

Anyone with any other information on this case is asked to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region by phone at 1-800-743-7433 or online at www.crimestoppersbr.org. Tips can also be submitted using the P3 Tips app on your mobile device. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 in cash if the information leads to an arrest.

We will release more information as it can be made available.