Belle Chasse Mailbox Blown Up, Investigation Ongoing

  • The remaining pieces of Ray Faugeaux's mailbox after the explosion had been set o.
    The remaining pieces of Ray Faugeaux's mailbox after the explosion had been set o.
  • Pieces of blue metal shrapnel were found scattered about the neighborhood after the explosion was heard.
    Pieces of blue metal shrapnel were found scattered about the neighborhood after the explosion was heard.
  • Ray Faugeaux uses old cat litter container to serve as a temporary replacement for his mailbox.
    Ray Faugeaux uses old cat litter container to serve as a temporary replacement for his mailbox.
    In the late afternoon hours of Sunday, August 17, during an especially hot and stuffy day in Belle Chasse, with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s and storm clouds gathering on the horizon, resident and former military officer Ray Faugeaux was sitting in his office located at the front of his home. Suddenly, some time between 5:45 and 6 pm, Faugeaux heard an explosion coming from outside ...

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