A 22-year-old Morgan City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for second degree murder, and two others were arrested for accessory to second degree murder in connection with the death of Willie Francis, 23, of Bayou Vista, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.
“We’re honoring the veterans by cleaning their graves,” said Larry Thomas, quartermaster of VFW Post 5153.
Most, he said, are never taken care of.
“Sometimes the fungus, moss, and other grime is so bad you can’t even read the names.” Thomas said. “They deserve better than that.”
Zachary Police are currently on the hunt for two men who impersonated Baton Rouge Police Department officers and stole money from a woman’s home.
The woman, who lives in the Live Oak Trace subdivision off Hwy. 64 in Zachary, was robbed Wednesday night, said Police Chief David McDavid.
Mary Terry
Mary LeBlanc Terry has returned to the Teche News, assuming the duties of general manager, overseeing the daily operations of the paper.
Whitetail bucks in some parts of Kisatchie National Forest will have to be more careful for an additional week after the hunting season was extended Thursday.
