New Roads News

The sheriff in Pointe Coupee says he's about to tighten the rules on people holding concerts around the New Roads area.

NEW ROADS — A man believed to be a member of a rapper’s entourage fired a gun into a crowd outside the Woodmen of the World Hall early Wednesday, wounding two young girls, Pointe Coupee Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres said.

A 13-year-old New Roads girl was transported to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge after a bullet entered her back and became lodged in her chest, Torres said.

The shooting victim underwent two operations since she was wounded and was listed Wednesday in “guarded but stable condition,” the sheriff said.

Another girl of a similar age, and also from New Roads, was treated and released from Pointe Coupee General Hospital after a bullet grazed her arm, Torres said.

The shooting took place around midnight after an argument between a group from New Orleans and a group from New Roads escalated into a fight outside the venue on the outskirts of the city, Torres said.

The two groups were attending a show put on by a New Orleans rapper who goes by the moniker Flame, or a variation of that name, the sheriff said.

Outside the venue, a member of the rapper’s entourage pulled out a gun and fired several rounds into a crowd of people, Torres said.

Investigators have identified a young male believed to be from New Orleans as a person of interest in the investigation and expect to make an arrest in the near future, Torres said.

Pointe Coupee Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting at a party which left two people injured late Tuesday night.

State officials say the White Castle ferry will be closed for about three weeks.

Here is a breakdown of parishes in the Baton Rouge metro area, listing form of government and population of each.

The public is invited to attend an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the Julien Poydras Center to hear a discussion of whether Pointe Coupee Parish's police jury form of government should be replaced by a parish president and council form of government.

Most will agree that the motorcycling mystic started with the movie "Easy Rider." Parts of the movie was filmed in Louisiana and Louisiana bikers want to embrace their part in motorcycling history.

State highway officials took the 35-car ferry operating between St. Francisville and New Roads out of service Thursday morning after debris in the Mississippi River damaged the vessel's propeller.

In the northern part of the country, leaves are turning gold and falling. In south Louisiana, pecans are falling.

New Roads police are investigating a possible hate crime, after they found a noose hanging from a tree Tuesday morning.

11/14/2009 To 11/15/2009 The Pointe Coupee Historical Society is holding a 40th anniversary celebration of the release of Easy Rider (1969-2009) to raise funds for a commemorative historical marker to be placed in Morganza and to raise awareness for motorcycle safety. We will begin with a screening and discussion of Easy Rider at 6:30 on Saturday, November 14th at the Poydras Center in New Roads. The main event will be held on Sunday, November 15th at 12:30 p.m. at the Poydras Center with gumbo, documentary footage of our local stars, an exhibit, and speakers. This will be followed by a ride at 3:00 p.m to The Bear’s Den in Morganza, just down the road from the old Meloncon’s Café where a 40th “Birthday Cake” will be served. Wristbands for Sunday’s event are $20 and may be purchased in advance by contacting Angélique Gardner. Advanced purchases of the wristband will also get you into the Saturday movie screening free of charge. Tickets for the screening will be $5 at the door.

After nearly a year of delay because of the national freeze in credit markets, Pinnacle Entertainment's proposed casino resort on River Road has been put on a schedule that could see the riverboat open in late 2011.

Two Louisiana hunters are moving their business headquarters to New Roads. New Roads and Pointe Coupee Parish officials each gave "Wildgame Innovations" $46,000 to relocate.

A hunting equipment manufacturer is expanding its operations in New Roads. Wildgame Innovations will be creating 23 new jobs in New Roads as it undergoes an expansion totaling $3 million.

Pointe Coupee Parish voters wishing to get a head start on voting in the Oct. 17 elections can start balloting today.

The state Department of Transportation and Development said Monday the 35-car ferry in service at the New Roads/St. Francisville location will be temporarily replaced with a 17-car vessel.

Several church congregations in New Roads are breathing a sigh of relief. The man accused of burglarizing three churches in the area, is now behind bars.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a New Roads man for allegedly breaking into three local churches.

Emotions ran high at the Pointe Coupee Parish courthouse in New Roads as Larry Snyder Jr.

A local minister says he has to remove anything of value from his church before he locks the doors each night.