One person killed in Lafourche Parish helicopter crash
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.
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The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the wreck.