Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced the arrest of a man who fired several rounds from a rifle toward people in a Galliano bar. Angel Barrios-Mayorga, 43, of Cut Off faces charges of aggravated assault and property damage in the incident.
Just after 11:30 p.m. on September 28, 2019, deputies received a call of someone firing shots from a truck in Galliano. While responding, deputies learned the truck was now headed northbound on LA Highway 3235. Deputies and an officer from the Golden Meadow Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Deputies ordered the driver out of the vehicle, and he complied. He was identified as Angel Barrios-Mayorga.
Through investigation, deputies learned Barrios-Mayorga and another individual were causing a disturbance in a bar earlier that night and were forced to leave. Barrios-Mayorga reportedly became irate and said he would return with guns to shoot everyone at the bar. He did return a short time later, exited his vehicle, and allegedly fired several rounds from a rifle toward people at the bar. There were six patrons at the bar at the time. He then left in his vehicle traveling on LA 3235 before being stopped by deputies.
Following the investigation, Barrios-Mayorga was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with six counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property. Bail is set at $1.25 million. He is also being held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint on September 30, 2019, in Lafourche Parish. The DWI checkpoint will begin on Monday, September 30, and will continue into the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 1. During the checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues. These checkpoints are designed to help raise awareness for these types of violations and make the highways of the parish safer for all motorists.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted for the theft of a wallet in Lafourche Parish. The suspect is also wanted in Terrebonne Parish due to using a stolen credit card there.
Detectives are investigating a vehicle burglary in the Cut Off area in which a wallet was stolen from an unlocked vehicle. The wallet contained a debit card, driver’s license, and other important documents. Deputies had collected evidence at the scene and questioned a possible suspect in the case.
Meanwhile, investigators learned the debit card was used at a department store in Terrebonne Parish. Surveillance cameras captured images of a slender white man as he was leaving the store with a television he had purchased with the stolen card. He also purchased several other electronic devices with the stolen card including a laptop computer.
Investigators in Lafourche and Terrebonne are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in this case. Anyone who can identify this suspect 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.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in an investigation into the theft of copper wire from an oilfield service company in Larose.
On the evening of September 22, 2019, deputies responded to a theft reported at an oilfield service company located on LA Highway 308 in Larose. Through investigation, deputies found the fence on the property had been cut in three places and over 1,000 feet of copper wire valued at several thousand dollars had been stolen from the property. The theft was determined to have occurred between 5 p.m. on Friday, September 20 and 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 22. Evidence was collected at the scene, and the investigation is continuing.
Detectives are asking for the public’s help to solve this crime. Anyone with any knowledge of this crime 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.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced an elderly man who was injured in Mathews on Tuesday has died. Huey Hunter, 82, died of an apparent medical issue. Detectives do not suspect any foul play in his death.
Just after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, a concerned citizen called 911 in reference to an unresponsive elderly man, later identified as Hunter, with lying on the side of the road in the 100 block of Johnny Dufrene Drive in Mathews. A deputy arrived and found a concerned citizen administering CPR to Hunter. The deputy took over administering CPR until EMTs arrived. EMTs established a pulse and rushed Hunter to a local hospital. He was then airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans where he later passed away.
Detectives attended an autopsy on Wednesday, September 25. While the final determination is pending, detectives believe a medical issue caused Hunter to collapse. He did not suffer any injuries that would indicate he was struck by a vehicle, and there was no other evidence of foul play.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred at a golf cart dealership in Cut Off.
On the morning of Saturday, September 21, 2019, deputies responded to the dealership located on LA Highway 3235 in Cut Off. They found large sections of fencing had been cut and pulled away, and there was evidence that gate hinges had been tampered with. The business office appeared to be in disarray and cash was stolen from the office. It is believed the burglary occurred overnight on Friday, September 20 or during the early morning hours on Saturday.
Anyone with any knowledge of this crime 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.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced detectives are investigating an incident in Mathews in which an elderly man suffered critical injuries.
Just after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, a concerned citizen called 911 after finding an unresponsive elderly man lying on the side of the road in the 100 block of Johnny Dufrene Drive in Mathews. The man had what appeared to be severe lacerations to his head. A deputy arrived and found a concerned citizen administering CPR to the man. The deputy took over administering CPR until EMTs arrived. EMTs established a pulse and rushed the man to a local hospital. He was later airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans where he remains in critical condition.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing. It is not yet clear how the man sustained the injuries, but investigators have not ruled out a possible hit-and-run crash.
Anyone with any knowledge of 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.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Lockport man was arrested for his fifth DWI offense after crashing his vehicle into a ditch over the weekend. William Meissner, 59, of Lockport was arrested early Sunday morning.
At around 12:05 a.m. on Sunday morning, patrol deputies discovered an SUV which had left the roadway and crashed into a ditch just off LA Highway 1 in Mathews. They made contact with the driver and identified him as William Meissner. Deputies immediately detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and he was exhibiting signs of intoxication. There was also an open can of beer in the center console cup holder.
Deputies conducted a field sobriety test on which Meissner performed poorly. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test, but deputies obtained a warrant to have his blood tested. The results are pending at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab.
Deputies discovered Meissner had multiple prior DWI arrests and was most recently convicted of his fourth offense in St. Tammany Parish in 2014. He was arrested and booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex in Thibodaux. He was charged with DWI (4th and Subsequent Offenses), Possession of an Alcoholic Beverage in a Motor Vehicle, and Careless Operation. Bail is set at $75,250.
Sheriff Webre reminds motorists that Lafourche Parish is 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 as they did in this investigation.
Captain Jessica Bordelon is pictured with her family and Sheriff Webre. She is the 2019 recipient of the Sheriff’s Star.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre honored law enforcement officers and local heroes at the 2019 Lafourche Pride Awards held on Saturday, September 21 at the Wellness Center at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. More than 65 Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office employees and citizens were honored for feats of bravery, exceptional work, and dedication to public service during the 26th annual awards program. The event is sponsored and organized by the Lafourche Deputies Association.
Captain Jessica Bordelon was awarded the Sheriff’s Star, which is considered one of the highest honors at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Captain Bordelon was recognized primarily for her outstanding work as coordinator of the Transition Team for the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex. She was part of the project from the identification of a funding source, through planning and construction, and the transition from the old jail into the new Correctional Complex. Her efforts largely aided in the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex becoming a model for corrections and criminal justice reforms in the state of Louisiana. Captain Bordelon is also the warden at the Transitional Work Program located on U.S. Highway 90 in Raceland.
In addition to Captain Bordelon, Sergeant Karyn Dardar, Deputy Latifa Williams, and Major Marty Dufrene all received Distinguished Service medals for their work on the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex project. Every member of the Transition Team also received commendations. Sergeant Robert Mason, Deputy Lesley Hill, and Correctional Officer Charles Todaro also received Distinguished Service awards.
Deputy Madeline Leboeuf was awarded a Purple Heart medal for an attack by an inmate, and three correctional officers – Anthony Borne, Erica Chiasson, and Mark Barrett – were honored with lifesaving awards for intervening in the attack. Gia Gervais, a 38-year-old woman with Down Syndrome, was also honored with a Lifesaving medal for contacting emergency services in April 2019 when her mother, Ruby, was having a heart attack. Gia was able to convey important information to dispatchers at her mother’s most desperate time of need. Others receiving Lifesaving awards included Lt. Brett Exnicious, Deputy Harry Guillot, former Chaplain Jim Duck, and William Simmons, a Nicholls State University student.
The LPSO Narcotics Section and DEA Task Force Group 3 received a unit commendation for their efforts in an international narcotics investigation which has led to more than 40 arrests in Lafourche Parish and the seizure of 90 pounds of methamphetamine, five kilograms of cocaine, as well as other drugs, over a dozen guns, and more than a quarter of a million dollars. Additionally, several investigators were honored as part of the unit into the investigation of a double homicide in Larose which led to multiple convictions. The Transitional Work Program and the Criminal Investigations Division also received unit commendations for outstanding work in the past year. Individual employees receiving commendations were Reserve Lieutenant Tim Wisinger, Sergeant Blake Thibodaux, Sergeant Todd Prevost, Sergeant Derek Champagne, Sergeant Marissa Dufrene, Sergeant Keniyelle Frank, Sergeant Lance Leblanc, Deputy Jamaal King, Deputy Steven Pitts, Deputy Justin Benoit, and Deputy Joe Fanguy. Terrebonne 911 and citizens Dakota Gary and Jonathan Bridier also received commendations.
In other awards, Penne Carpenter, who owns several Domino’s Pizza franchises in the area, was honored with a Humanitarian Award for her donations to local law enforcement and unwavering support. Captain Karla Beck was also honored as the Lafourche Deputies Association 2019 Outstanding Member of the Year. Sheriff Webre also recognized the 2019 retirees, including Bobby Gideon who retires this year with 31 years of service. Other retirees included Denise Boudreaux (16 years), Chris Arceneaux (16 years), Mark Bartnesky (12 years), Barry Hebert (11 years), and Rickey Lorensen (10 years).
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating 13-year-old Emmi Cavalier of Raceland. Cavalier was last seen at Lockport Middle School on Friday, September 20 where she is enrolled. Her mother reported her missing when she did not arrive home on the school bus on Friday afternoon.
Cavalier is described as 5’2” tall, weighing 150 pounds with blonde hair. She was last seen wearing her school uniform (black shirt, khaki shorts), a black Adidas jacket with letters along the arm, and blue sneakers. Investigators believe she may be in the Central Lafourche area or possibly the Houma area in Terrebonne Parish. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 532-2808, or simply dial 9-1-1.
