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New Development in Lafourche Parish Crash Case: Body Found Near LA Hwy 308 Confirmed as Missing Man

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By Calcasieu Staff

Published March 11, 2024

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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana - Louisiana State Police announced on March 10, 2024, that the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office had received a report on March 8 about a dead body found in Bayou Lafourche near the 1800 block of LA Hwy 308. Troopers confirmed the body belonged to Gilbert Bunch Jr. who was discovered around 6 miles south of where the crash initially occurred.

The incident is still being investigated.

So far in 2024, Troop C has investigated 5 deadly crashes that led to 5 deaths.

This is an update to the previously published report, Louisiana Multi-Agency Effort Underway to Find Man After Vehicle Goes into Bayou Lafourche

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