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Shirley Matthews “Nanny” Brooks, a resident of Los Angeles, CA and lifelong resident of Morgan City, La., passed away on Sunday November 24, 2019 at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA.
Visitation will be observed on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church 113 Federal Avenue Morgan City, La. from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 1 p.m. Reverend C. F. Smith, will officiate the services. Entombment will follow in the Morgan City Mausoleum.
When the Lord call Shirley home, she now leaves to cherish her memory are her loving daughter, Yvette (Gregory) Williams of Los Angeles, CA.; beloved grandchildren; her great-grandchildren; her loving niece, and her children and a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
Shirley was preceded in death by her loving son; her parents, two brothers, two sisters, and a niece.

Albert “Cricket-Unc” James Robinson, 61, a native and resident of Franklin, La. passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:45 pm at Franklin Health Care Center in Franklin, La. surrounded by family.
Visitation will be observed on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Jones Funeral Home, Inc. 1101 Main Street Franklin, La. from 9 a.m. until funeral services beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will follow funeral services in the St. John Cemetery - Pecot Street in Franklin, La.
Memories of Albert will forever remain in the hearts of his three sons, Quincy Albert Lightfoot of Morgan City, La., Keenan Larry of Charenton, La., and A’Reandre Willis of TX; three daughters, Bethany Larry of Houston, TX, Mrs. Jeremy (D’Auntia) Bowie of Baton Rouge, La. and Taylor Morris of Lafayette, La.; three brothers, William (Paula) Robinson, Jr. and Edmond Robinson both of Franklin, La. and Christopher Robinson of Four Corners, La.; six sisters, Helen Robinson Clark, Bessie Kelly, Mrs. Albert Ray (Annie Belle) Green, Gloria Robinson, Delores Polidore, and Victoria Robinson all of Franklin, La.: five grandchildren and host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Albert was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings.
Visit www.jones-funeral-home.com to send condolences to family

LaBryson Polidore of Jeanerette, the second man wanted in the Dec. 1 Canal Street shootings in New Orleans, was arrested early Wednesday in the Baton Rouge area, New Orleans police said.

Polidore was arrested by the NOPD Violent Offenders Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals Service.
UPDATE

Polidore, wanted in the Dec. 1 shooting in the 700 block of Canal St., was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail and awaits extradition to Orleans Parish. He faces 10 counts of attempted second degree murder and one count each of illegal carrying and discharge of a weapon and obstruction of justice.

Anyone with additional information on this incident is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit detectives at 504-658-5300, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers GNO at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STO

Original story

One of two men wanted in a Dec. 1 New Orleans shooting that wounded 11 people was arrested in the Baldwin area Tuesday afternoon.

A second suspect in the shootings remains at large.

Arrested Tuesday was Stafford Starks, 21. Officers are still looking for LaBryson Polidore, 22.

Starks was booked into the St. Mary jail on charges of attempted second-degree murder, illegal use of a weapon and aggravated obstruction of Justice.

Both suspects were identified as residents of St. Mary Parish, and investigation revealed the incident stemmed from a feud between the two that originated in St. Mary Parish.

Tuesday, NOPD detectives – with assistance from the Louisiana State Police, U.S. Marshals, ATF and FBI – executed search warrants in connection with this investigation. As the investigation progressed, detectives learned two additional individuals involved in this incident went to a medical facility in St. Mary Parish five days after the incident, reporting injuries sustained by gunfire. These two individuals were a 23-year-old male having sustained a gunshot wound to the leg, and a 22-year-old male later identified as Polidore having sustained a gunshot wound to the foot.

Starks was booked into the St. Mary Parish jail and currently awaits extradition to Orleans Parish, where he faces counts of attempted second degree murder, illegal carrying and discharge of a weapon and obstruction of justice.

When located, Polidore will be arrested for 10 counts of attempted second degree murder, illegal carrying and discharge of a weapon and obstruction of justice.

(This story has been changed to correct the number of people wounded in the New Orleans shooting.)

Both the St. Mary and Iberville parish sheriff’s offices provided vital assistance to the NOPD during this investigation, which remains active and ongoing.

“The arrest of this suspect and the identification of a second suspect prove that, yet again, our officers will not rest until perpetrators of such irresponsible acts are found and brought to justice,” NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said. “These developments should also send a clear and unmistakable message to anyone thinking they might be able to come to New Orleans and commit such a cowardly act with a weapon at a large public event – no matter how long it takes, we will locate you, we will identify you and we will arrest you.”

Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of LaBryson Polidore is asked to contact NOPD Homicide Unit detectives at 504-658-5300, or to call anonymously to Crimestoppers GNO at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.

Florence Bell Parsons Williams, 82, a native New Iberia, Louisiana, and resident of Berwick, Louisiana, died at 5:04 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Franklin Health Care Center in Franklin.
Visitation will be observed on Friday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. until funeral services begin at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Berwick, 109 Gilmore Drive, with Pastor Karen Carr, officiating. Burial will follow funeral services in the Berwick Cemetery in Berwick.
She is survived by her two children, Celeste F. Williams and Carmen W. Robinson, both of Berwick; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Florence was preceded in death by her husband, a son, her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and her six siblings.
Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.