Butte Larose

Authorities with St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Department searching for a man they suspect in a drive-by shooting on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge in Louisiana.

The historic Pontoon Bridge in Butte La Rose, Louisiana, is now reopened to the public, marking a significant milestone in the community.

Due to the possibility of flooding in some areas of St. Martin Parish, sandbagging operations will begin on Saturday, January 9.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking a suspect wanted for the armed robbery of a Butte LaRose grocery store.

His passenger, Hailer Arnold of Butte Larose, was ejected from the car during the crash.

The pontoon bridge in Butte LaRose will close daily from 9 A-M to 10 A-M and again from 3 P-M to 4 P-M until further notice.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office says the Pontoon Bridge in Butte Larose will be re-opened to traffic tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm.

The Boil Water Order for residents living in the Atchafalya Acres Subdivision in Butte LaRose has been lifted.

Long anticipated flood waters have finally made it to the empty town of Butte LaRose in St. Martin Parish.

  LA 3177 off of I-10 in Butte LaRose is closed to traffic because of rising water.

In St. Martin Parish, a mandatory evacuation order for Butte LaRose went into effect at noon today, about a week after the opening of the Morganza Spillway.

St. Martin Parish has ordered a mandatory evacuation for Butte LaRose on Saturday as the swollen Atchafalaya River's water levels continue to rise.

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's officials want to remind residents that they can pick up sand bags from 7 am to 5:30 pm till further notice.