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Neal J. Duval, 48, of Morgan City, on Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish
Garrett C. Amadore, 27, of Lumberton, Texas, on Bayou Ramos in St. Mary Parish
Darrell P. Borne, 43, of Belle Rose, on Lake Verret in Assumption Parish
Michael H. Mclendon, 35, of Homer, on Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish
Collin Copponex, 22, of Prairieville, on the Blind River in Livingston Parish
James Norman, 32, of Ponchatoula, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish
Kacy Burke, 37, of Seward, Ark., on the Tchefuncte River in St. Tammany Parish
Dylan Trahan, 30, of Gueydan, on the Mermentau River in Jefferson Davis Parish
Rhett L. Ducote, 36, of Hessmer, on Larto Lake in Catahoula Parish
Patrick J. Marcantel, 48, of St. Amant on Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish
Joshua D. Boaz, 38, of Grand Saline, Texas, on Four Mile Bayou in St. Martin Parish
Peyton Wafer, 22, of Dubberly, on Lake Bisteneau in Webster Parish
Lance Whittington, 25, of Hammond, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish
James Jones, 42, of Central, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish
Christopher Parodi, 34, of Belle Chasse, on Myrtle Grove Canal in Plaquemines Parish
Ryan Swilley, 27, of Denham Springs, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish
Tristan M. Guidry, 29, of Coral Springs, Florida, in Henderson Bay in St. Martin Parish
Sean P. Blanchard, 40, of White Castle, for DWI, reckless operation of a vessel, hit and run and operating a vessel while under license suspension
Randall S. Myers, 53, of Morgan City, for DWI and reckless operation of a vessel. Myers was operating a vessel in Bayou Long when he lost control of his vessel, which ejected himself and his passenger into the water. The vessel then ramped up a barge and came to rest on top of it.
LDWF, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and Louisiana State Police, arrested 19 boaters for alleged driving or operating a vessel while intoxicated (DWI) during July 4th weekend as part of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrator’s Operation Dry Water campaign—and are investigating 7 non-fatal boating crash incidents.
𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐖𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:
Neal J. Duval, 48, of Morgan City, on Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish Garrett C. Amadore, 27, of Lumberton, Texas, on Bayou Ramos in St. Mary Parish Darrell P. Borne, 43, of Belle Rose, on Lake Verret in Assumption Parish Michael H. Mclendon, 35, of Homer, on Lake Claiborne in Claiborne Parish Collin Copponex, 22, of Prairieville, on the Blind River in Livingston Parish James Norman, 32, of Ponchatoula, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish Kacy Burke, 37, of Seward, Ark., on the Tchefuncte River in St. Tammany Parish Dylan Trahan, 30, of Gueydan, on the Mermentau River in Jefferson Davis Parish Rhett L. Ducote, 36, of Hessmer, on Larto Lake in Catahoula Parish Patrick J. Marcantel, 48, of St. Amant on Lake Palourde in St. Martin Parish Joshua D. Boaz, 38, of Grand Saline, Texas, on Four Mile Bayou in St. Martin Parish Peyton Wafer, 22, of Dubberly, on Lake Bisteneau in Webster Parish Lance Whittington, 25, of Hammond, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish James Jones, 42, of Central, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish Christopher Parodi, 34, of Belle Chasse, on Myrtle Grove Canal in Plaquemines Parish Ryan Swilley, 27, of Denham Springs, on the Tickfaw River in Livingston Parish Tristan M. Guidry, 29, of Coral Springs, Florida, in Henderson Bay in St. Martin ParishLDWF agents also responded to and are investigating 7 non-fatal boating crash incidents from July 4-6, with DWI being alleged in two of them.
𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝:
Sean P. Blanchard, 40, of White Castle, for DWI, reckless operation of a vessel, hit and run and operating a vessel while under license suspension Randall S. Myers, 53, of Morgan City, for DWI and reckless operation of a vessel. Myers was operating a vessel in Bayou Long when he lost control of his vessel, which ejected himself and his passenger into the water. The vessel then ramped up a barge and came to rest on top of it.