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One person killed in Lafourche Parish helicopter crash

1 day 6 hours 30 minutes ago Wednesday, July 23 2025 Jul 23, 2025 July 23, 2025 10:53 AM July 23, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

THIBODAUX - The pilot of a helicopter was killed Wednesday morning after their aircraft hit a power line and went down in a Thibodaux field, law enforcement said. 

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said the helicopter, which was dusting crops, crashed around 6:40 a.m. in a sugar cane field near Laurel Valley Road after hitting a power line. 

Sheriff Craig Webre said the pilot, Stanley Hebert Jr. of Abbeville, was killed in the crash. He was the only person on board. 

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the wreck. 

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