Maringouin, LA

MARINGOUIN — A cause has not yet been identified for a Maringouin fire that left a mother and her 6-year-old child dead, the State Fire Marshal's Office said Friday. Officials said the apartment fire along Ridgewood Drive started around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning and claimed the lives of a 22-year-old Lauren Carter and six-year-old Layton Carter. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, about 10 to 15 people were displaced by the fire.Neighbors remembered Carter as

MARINGOUIN — The apartment fire that claimed the lives of a 22-year-old Maringouin woman and her child early Monday morning started in the kitchen area, the Louisiana State Fire Marshals said on Tuesday. The Maringouin Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the 77000 block of Ridgewood Road in Maringouin around 6:30 a.m. on Monday. While investigators have been able to determine the fire originated in the kitchen and located a fire alarm in the unit, officials say

A fire in Maringouin claimed the life of a 22-year-old mother and her 6-year-old child. Continue reading…

MARINGOUIN — A mother and her son are dead after an early Monday morning apartment fire on Ridgewood Drive in Maringouin, according to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office.Officials said the fire started around 6:30 a.m. this morning. The fire claimed the lives of a 22-year-old mother and her six-year-old child.According to the sheriff's office, about 10 to 15 people were displaced by the fire. Permalink| Comments

A 33-year-old Louisiana woman was killed after a large tree fell onto her camper during early morning storms in Maringouin. Continue reading…

LOUISIANA — A 33-year-old woman was killed early this morning when a tree fell on her camper in the small Iberville Parish town of Maringouin. This was one of several reported downed trees following early Thursday morning storms.Cindy Perritt died around 4:30 a.m. when the tree came down on her camper, according to Capt. Hosea Anderson of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office."It was a very large tree, so they had some issues trying to move it. With help from some local volunteers, w

MARINGOUIN — A woman died early Thursday morning after a tree fell onto a camper in Maringouin.According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Sparks Road around 4:30 a.m. on reports of a tree that fell into a camper trailer. When they arrived, they found 33-year-old Cindy Perritt, who was later pronounced dead by the Iberville Parish Coroner's Office. Acadian Ambulance, Maringouin Fire Department and Maringouin Police Department officials

Welcome to your Team 2 Traffic morning commute guide. This story will be updated as traffic occurs in and around the capital area to help you know what to expect on the roads each day.The main Plaquemine ferry is in service 4:30am- 7:45pm. A second ferry runs from 5:15- 9am and 3:15- 7pm4:40a: Accident. Right lane blocked in Whiskey Bay on I 10 EB between Hwy 975/Whiskey Bay/Exit 127 and Hwy 3000/Ramah/Maringouin/Exit 135, stop and go traffic back to LA-3177/ Butte La Rose/Exit 121; CLEAREDPer

PLAQUEMINE - A jury found three people guilty on Friday for killing 65-year-old Herman Harris in a murder-for-hire plot.Harris was found dead in his Maringouin home in August 2024. Investigators arrested Rilonda Brooks, David Brooks, Johnnie Hicks and Javadda Lewis in the killing. District Attorney Tony Clayton said Harris' killing was planned by his former employer, Rilonda Brooks. The DA said Harris filed a lawsuit against her after getting hurt on the job.Rilonda Brooks was found g