Thursday, Aug. 14
Clifton Bonner, 23, 700 block of Albert St., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (BBPD).
Fredrick Carmouche, 28, 1000 block of Bill Clause Dr., Breaux Bridge; failure to appear, warrant (SMSO).
Danielle Drum, 27, 1300 block of Ches Broussard, Breaux Bridge; domestic abuse battery (SMSO).
UPDATE: A natural gas leak near the St. Martin Courthouse was capped without incident Monday afternoon.
Office workers in the courthouse and annex got some sunshine and off early.
UPDATE: State Police explosive experts determined that the suspicious object that led to the evacuation of parts of Henderson Monday morning was a flashlight and other objects apparently combined to mimic a pipe bomb.
A wrecker drives away with the vehicle being driven by Daniel Benoit, 52, of Breaux Bridge, who died in a one-car crash shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office said Benoit was traveling east on Hebert Avenue in Breaux Bridge when he veered left off the roadway and struck a tree.
Capital City Press, the parent company of The Advocate, and Louisiana State Newspapers have completed an agreement for The Advocate to acquire the assets of four community weekly newspapers in the greater Baton Rouge area. Terms are not disclosed.