Bayou L'Ourse man arrested in attack on girl

(Editor’s Note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)

A Bayou L’Ourse man is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl, the Assumption Parish Sheriffs Office said.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported these arrests:
—Seth Gage Savoie, 24, Honey Lane, Bayou L’Ourse, was arrested Thursday on a charge of first-degree rape.
The arrest was in connection with an Aug. 8, 2019, incident in Bayou L’Ourse.
Deputies responded to a complaint of a juvenile female having been raped at a Bayou L’Ourse address. Detectives had attempted on numerous occasions to speak to Savoie, but that dialogue never occurred.
As a result of evidence collected, detectives were able to establish probable cause to present evidence of first-degree rape to a grand jury on Nov. 6, 2020, in Assumption Parish. The grand jury indicted Savoie.
On Thursday, Savoie was located at his home. He was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing
—Tavion Williams, 19, Belmere Luxury, Houma, was arrested Thursday night on a charge of assault (drive-by shooting).
The arrest is related to a Nov. 8 incident south of Napoleonville.
Deputies were dispatched to the park in the Back Marais area in connection with shots being fired.
Deputies noted a large gathering of people in the area.
Upon investigation, deputies learned that shots had been fired from the roadway. A suspect vehicle description was provided but the vehicle was not located.
Deputies recovered a number of large-caliber castings in the roadway.
Detectives responded and were able to identify Williams as a suspect. He was no longer in the area.
Detectives issued warrants for Williams’ arrest.
Williams was arrested on Thursday evening at a Violet Street address. He was booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center bond hearing.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Marcus Bourda, 41, St. Martinville, was arrested on charges of possession of hydrocodone, MDMA, methamphetamine (more than 28 grams), and cocaine; transactions involving proceeds from drug proceeds; and following vehicles.
The arrest followed a report of suspected illegal drug activity at a residence in the 1400 block of Boon Lasseigne Road in St. Martinville. Deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation.
At the culmination of the investigation, a narcotics search warrant was obtained, and while traveling to the residence this afternoon to execute the warrant, deputies observed a vehicle driving recklessly and a traffic stop was initiated. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Bourda.
Detectives learned that he was traveling to the same residence as listed on the narcotics search warrant.
He was subsequently escorted to the home by deputies, and following the execution of the warrant, he was arrested and booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center. No bond had been set.
—Jeremeah Batiste, 39, Brock Road, Baton Rouge, was arrested Thursday on a request to hold.
—Vaughn Gordon, 54, Catherine Street, Lafayette, was held for U.S. Marshal’s Service
—Heather Guidry, 37, Delahousay Street, Lafayette, was arrested Thursday on charges of illegal possession of stolen things; sale, distribution or possession of Schedule II narcotics; distribution of drug paraphernalia; manufacture, distribution, or possession of unlawful hallucinogenic plants; possession of Schedule I narcotics; and possession of Schedule III narcotics (stimulants).