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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Trio accused of stealing gaming consoles from employer arrested for felony theft
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Detectives with the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested three men on felony theft charges. According to Sheriff Brett Stassi, the suspects, Dorian Battiste, 20; Jeremy Price, 31; and Rico White, 29, are accused of stealing electronic gaming consoles from a retail store where they were employed. Additional arrests may be forthcoming, Sheriff Stassi added. The investigation is ongoing. Prairieville man arrested on multiple child pornography charges Southern University Homecoming parade to roll one week early Supreme Court turns away RNC challenge to Pennsylvania ballot ruling Some Republicans hope Trump, Musk mend fences after blistering breakup 1 injured after train hits vehicle in Livingston Parish Person who wrote bomb threat on Florida flight sought by FBI Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
16-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Fire destroys a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation
The 53,000-square-foot (4,924-square-meter) home on a former sugar plantation about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of New Orleans included a three-story rotunda adorned with giant white columns and included hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces, according to a description on its website. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The mansion's owner, Louisiana attorney Dan Dyess, said in a written statement that the fire had led to a 'total loss' after all the time and money he invested in the building. Advertisement 'We are devastated and heartbroken for this loss,' he said. 'This was my dream that has now been dashed.' Photos from local news outlets showed a giant orange wall of fire consuming the upper portion of the rotunda and sending a plume of thick smoke into the sky. The fire has been contained, and no other properties were harmed, said Major Monty Migliacio of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire, he added. Advertisement In a statement on Facebook, Daigle touched on the structure's history of racial injustice during a time when enslaved Black people helped build the home and operate the sugar plantation that surrounded it. In 1860, 155 enslaved people were held at the property, according to National Park Service records. 'While its early history is undeniably tied to a time of great injustice, over the last several decades it evolved into a place of reflection, education, and dialogue,' Daigle said. 'Since the 1980s, it has welcomed visitors from around the world who came to appreciate its architecture and confront the legacies of its era,' he added. 'It stood as both a cautionary monument and a testament to the importance of preserving history — even the painful parts — so that future generations can learn and grow from it.'
San Francisco Chronicle
16-05-2025
- General
- San Francisco Chronicle
Fire destroys a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation
WHITE CASTLE, La. (AP) — Flames ripped through a massive mansion in Louisiana, destroying much of the historic structure that was used as a plantation house when it was completed in 1859, authorities said. The fire that engulfed the Nottoway Plantation House on Thursday devastated the building along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said on social media. Nearly a dozen fire departments from surrounding towns battled the blaze, he said. No injuries were reported. Before the fire, it was a resort and event venue, and its website described it as 'the South's largest remaining antebellum mansion." Daigle called it 'a cornerstone of our tourism economy and a site of national significance.' The 53,000-square-foot (4,924-square-meter) home on a former sugar plantation about 65 miles (105 kilometers) northwest of New Orleans included a three-story rotunda adorned with giant white columns and included hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces, according to a description on its website. The mansion's owner, Louisiana attorney Dan Dyess, said in a written statement that the fire had led to a 'total loss" after all the time and money he invested in the building. 'We are devastated and heartbroken for this loss,' he said. 'This was my dream that has now been dashed.' Photos from local news outlets showed a giant orange wall of fire consuming the upper portion of the rotunda and sending a plume of thick smoke into the sky. The fire has been contained, and no other properties were harmed, said Maj. Monty Migliacio of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire, he added. In a statement on Facebook, Daigle touched on the structure's history of racial injustice during a time when enslaved Black people helped build the home and operate the sugar plantation that surrounded it. In 1860, 155 enslaved people were held at the property, according to National Park Service records. 'While its early history is undeniably tied to a time of great injustice, over the last several decades it evolved into a place of reflection, education, and dialogue,' Daigle said. 'Since the 1980s, it has welcomed visitors from around the world who came to appreciate its architecture and confront the legacies of its era," he added. "It stood as both a cautionary monument and a testament to the importance of preserving history — even the painful parts — so that future generations can learn and grow from it.'
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
VIDEO: Historic plantation in Iberville Parish on fire, no injuries reported
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Fire crews in Iberville Parish are responding to a fire at a historic plantation in White Castle Thursday afternoon. According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, the main house of the Nottoway Plantation and Resort caught fire. Officials say the fire is still burning at this time. The extent of the fire is unknown. Visitors and guests on site were evacuated and accounted for, the sheriff's office reports. Nottoway is one of the largest historic mansions in the South, built in 1859. It sits on River Road in White Castle, La., and stands guard over the Mississippi River. The 31-acre property holds 40 overnight rooms, a restaurant, a bar, over 15,000 square feet of event space, a bridal dressing room, an outdoor pool and cabana, tennis courts, and a fitness center. Bear boom: Livingston Parish neighborhoods see surge in sightings Funko Pop! figures of Caitlin Clark, other WNBA stars coming — how to get them Woman pleads guilty in attempt to kidnap baby at Baton Rouge hospital 5 takeaways from birthright citizenship argument at Supreme Court VIDEO: Historic plantation in Iberville Parish on fire, no injuries reported Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
