Overview
- Katy Wells, 74, was struck while directing school dismissal traffic on LA Highway 16 near Gray’s Creek Elementary in Denham Springs, the sheriff’s office said.
- Deputies arrested 64-year-old Darren Goudeau and booked him on vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated.
- Officials later upgraded the DWI to a second offense after confirming Goudeau had a prior DWI arrest in September 2022 in a neighboring parish.
- Goudeau is being held at the Livingston Parish Detention Center, with bond set at $100,000 for vehicular homicide and $2,000 for the DWI charge, according to inmate records.
- Wells served Livingston Parish schools and the sheriff’s office for about 40 years, and local leaders and the district posted tributes and asked the community to support her family.