Son runs over and kills dad after fight over restaurant bill, Louisiana cops say

Miami Herald

07-05-2025

National Son runs over and kills dad after fight over restaurant bill, Louisiana cops say
Luther Stowe, 64, was fatally hit by a car in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant, Louisiana police said.
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A Louisiana man intentionally ran over his father and killed him after arguing over who would pay the bill at a Mexican restaurant they had just eaten at, deputies said.
Deputies responded to the deadly incident May 1 in the parking lot of Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant in Columbia, about a 160-mile drive northwest from Baton Rouge, the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
There they found Luther Stowe, 64, with life-threatening injuries, deputies said. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant declined comment when McClatchy News reached out May 7.
Stowe's son, 37-year-old Lucas Stowe, is accused of waiting for his dad to come out of the restaurant and 'purposely' hitting him with a vehicle before driving away, deputies said.
He was arrested and charged with second-degree homicide, according to deputies.
Luther Stowe was remembered as a 'hard-worker' and a 'modern-day cowboy' in an online obituary.
'(He) was human, flawed, and full of fight. But he was loved deeply and will be remembered fiercely,' the obituary said.
Natalie Demaree
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Natalie Demaree is a national real time reporter covering religion and the Southeast region for McClatchy Media. She holds a master's in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor's in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas.