Posted 6:23 AM 12/18/2025 by Domenic Purdy

LAPLACE — One person is dead and two more are injured in a shooting in LaPlace, deputies said. 

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened Wednesday night around 6:53 p.m. along Cambridge Drive.

Depuities added that three people in total were shot. 

"There is no threat to the public. This is an isolated incident," officials clarified. 

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Posted 5:32 AM 12/18/2025 by Adam Burruss

BREAUX BRIDGE - St. Mary Parish deputies arrested a Breaux Bridge man for third-degree rape and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Ethan Channing Breaux, 19, was arrested Wednesday after an investigation regarding an incident involving a juvenile.

Breaux's bond has not yet been set.