Laborde is arrested for timber theft

On June 18, Leonard Laborde, of St. Landry, was arrested on two counts of timber theft, two counts of criminal trespass, and one count of simple criminal damage to property. Laborde, who had outstanding warrants for timber theft, trespassing, and simple criminal damage to property stemming from the theft of Sinker Cypress from a private lake in 2020, was apprehended while allegedly removing Sin...

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