Thursday, June 18, 2020

Search for man in Lake Barre, La.

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are searching for a person in the water in Lake Barre, La., in the morning of June 18. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9 p.m. on June 17 of a 36-year-old male who had jumped off the commercial fishing vessel Miss Sue. Involved in the search are CG Station Grand Isle's 24-foot Rescue Boat and crew; CG Air Station New Orleans' MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew; CG Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala.'s HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew; and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. (Source: Coast Guard 06/18/20) Lake Barre, in Terrebonne Parish, is about 29 miles south of Houma.