Third Local Arrest in Terrebonne Killing
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Teche Byway Local hoop gets federal teams enter designation state playoffs Page 10 Page 9 The Daily Review Morgan City, La. 50 Cents Home of the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival Friday, February 26, 2021 Volume 59, No. 40 Serving St. Mary Parish Since 1872 10 Pages www.stmarynow.com Third local arrest in Terrebonne killing Men apprehended same day remains were linked to Gibson homicide Staff Report warrant for one count of first-degree investigated. That led authorities to the the recovery. A third Tri-City area man has been ar- murder. Gibson location where The individual’s iden- rested, accused of being an accessory in Soignet said human the Terrebonne Parish tity is not being re- the killing of a man whose remains were bones were discovered Sheriff’s Office, along leased at this time, found Wednesday in Terrebonne Parish. in a wooded area on with assistance of the pending confirmation of Chance Boudreaux, 26, of Morgan Wednesday in the 5200 Morgan City Police DNA from the City, was charged with one count of ac- block of North Bayou Department and the Louisiana State Police cessory after the fact to first-degree mur- Black Drive during the Patterson Police Crime Lab, Soignet Department K9 divi- said. der, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim investigation of a Chance Alvin Christopher Soignet said. Gibson homicide. sion, located the re- Wednesday evening, Boudreaux Fitch Martin On Thursday, the Terrebonne and St. After being notified of mains, Soignet said. Fitch was arrested in an Mary sheriff’s offices announced the ar- the death, the Louisiana State investigation by detec- rests of Alvin Fitch, 34, of Morgan City Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, along University’s Forensic Anthropology tives with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s and Christopher Martin, 34, of Berwick, with the Morgan City Police Department and Computer Enhancement Services Office’s Narcotics Section and the each charged in a Terrebonne Parish and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, lab was contacted and assisted with (Continued on Page 9) City will stay in firefighter pact More federal rental aid is Morgan City mayor says on way to La. he'll consult Staff Report FRANKLIN — Low-income people before altering and the long-term unemployed will soon be able to apply for help with agreement past-due and future rent under a fed- eral program administered by the By GEOFF STOUTE state. gstoute In his report Wednesday to the St. @daily-review.com Mary Parish Council, Chief Morgan City will not opt Administrative Officer Henry C. “Bo” out of its joint mutual aid LaGrange said Louisiana will receive agreement pact with fire de- another $309 million for rental assis- partments across St. Mary tance under coronavirus relief legisla- Parish and replace them with tion passed by Congress in December. mutual aid agreements. The program will be administered If the city ever intended to by the Louisiana Housing Corp. and do so, Mayor Lee Dragna said, the Office of Community he would get City Council ap- Development. Money will be allocat- proval first and then come to ed for each parish. the St. Mary Parish Fire The people who will be eligible for Association to discuss the the assistance are those with house- hold incomes of less than 50% of the plan before making the move. The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute area’s median household income or That was the conclusion Morgan City Mayor Lee Dragna addresses the St. Mary Parish Fire Association during reached after nearly an hour those who have been unemployed for of discussion during the St. its meeting Thursday at the Emergency Operations Center in Morgan City. Dragna said 90 days. Mary Parish Fire Association the city would not opt out of the parish mutual aid pact. St. Mary’s 2019 median household meeting Thursday at the about Morgan City possibly Hanagriff said. “It has noth- Dragna said numerous income, the value that separates the Emergency Operations helping Amelia. ing to do with that. Mutual times in Thursday’s meeting top half of households from the bot- Center in Morgan City. He said if he would have to aid is still mutual aid no mat- that he would never leave an- tom half, was $40,485, according to Dragna, who in late help the department finan- ter what.” other department in a bind the U.S. Census Bureau. January sent a vague letter to cially, he could not do it under Dragna said he should have fighting a fire, sending what- The process for applications is ex- the fire departments and the the current mutual aid agree- explained the situation better ever resources Morgan City pected to roll out next month, parish seeking to invoke the ment. Dragna said that help- in the letter, which simply ex- had available to assist anyone LaGrange told the council. 90-day opt out clause of the ing Amelia with a financial pressed a desire to opt out and who called. “Our assistance will be needed in mutual aid pact with the in- pact is no longer mutual aid. was left vague intentionally, “There was no ill intent helping spread the word to ensure tent to instead write individu- St. Mary Parish President he said at the city council meant to hurt any depart- those in greatest need and with the al mutual aid agreements David Hanagriff said helping meeting earlier this month, ment,” he said of the initial greatest risk of homelessness are with the departments, apolo- the department out financial- because he intended to dis- letter, which he said was re- reached,” LaGrange wrote. gized multiple times for the ly through a cooperative en- cuss the issues individually scinded days after the Feb. 2 LaGrange also reported that the way the issue went about. He deavor agreement and offer- with departments. He finally council meeting. same federal legislation makes said he only was trying to be ing mutual aid through the divulged his intent after is- Dragna said the mutual aid $13,000 available for operational proactive to a potential situa- pact are two different things. sues of finances within the de- pact doesn’t list the depart- costs since Jan. 20 at Harry P. tion that came out of a conver- “The mutual aid is com- partment came up at the ments as members of a fire Williams Memorial Airport near sation with parish leaders pletely opposite of that,” council meeting. (Continued on Page 9) Patterson. (Continued on Page 9) Patterson's Griffin comes back from injury, signs with college By GEOFF STOUTE ended up getting hurt because they feel [email protected] like it’s a liability,” Griffin said. Patterson High School standout Kylan However, he said Sterling College saw Griffin thought his dream of playing foot- something in him that others didn’t. ball was over. “A lot of schools are going to regret it,” After fracturing his fibula in the team’s Griffin said. fall scrimmage against South Lafourche, Griffin learned about Sterling College he thought things simply would end for through a connection to Lochard. Lochard him after the high school season. said he was contacted by a former player While he missed time this season due he coached at Northern Colorado, Joe to the injury, he received plenty of encour- Kenney, who now is the defensive coordi- agement to pursue his dream from his nator at Sterling College. When Kenney mother, Tyesia Hawkins, and Patterson reached out to Lochard about any players Head Coach Zach Lochard. he may have that could play at Sterling, Wednesday, that dream became a reali- Lochard told him about Griffin. ty as he signed with Sterling College, an “That was a great connection,” Lochard NAIA school in Sterling, Kansas. said of his senior standout, who he said is Submitted Photo/Patterson High School “With that opportunity coming up, it fully healed from his injury. “We’ve done a Patterson High School’s Kylan Griffin signed to play football with Sterling Col- was just a blessing, honestly, because a lot of research, a lot of hard work.” lege, an NAIA school in Sterling, Kansas, Wednesday. With Griffin, center, are lot of schools tend to look past people who (Continued on Page 9) Patterson Head Coach Zach Lochard, left, and Griffin’s mother, Tyesia Hawkins. AccuWeather St. Mary Lifestyles Obituaries Contact Us 75 65 (See Page 10) (See Page 9) (See Page 3) (See Page 9) News, Advertising and A slight chance of rain The St. Mary Chamber Patterson Garden Club Freia Circulation High Low will move in late in of Commerce has a new donates to Patterson Johnson Call 985-384-8370 the day Saturday, and board chairman. Junior High, Patterson storms are possible High schools. www.stmarynow.com Sunday night. Page 2, The Daily Review, Morgan City, La., Friday, February 26, 2021 St Mary Parish deputies make two drug arrests (Editor’s Note: The canceled and improper tempted to run from offi- paraphernalia. On Tuesday, deputies where a fight occurred charges listed here and display of lights. Robin- cers. —At 2:20 p.m. Wednes- responded to a complaint involving Carter and the the narratives that go son was released on a Officers were able to day, officers responded to in Bayou L’Ourse relat- male subject. with them are provided summons to appear May locate Escort a few blocks a business on La. 182 re- ing to a previously re- It is alleged that Car- by the police agencies 24. from the area and place garding a complaint of ported stolen dirt bike. ter went into the victim’s that made the arrests.