Body found in Westlake ditch under homicide investigation

UPDATE: Arrest made less than 18 hours after woman's body found in Westlake roadway - American Press

A Lafayette man accused of killing an area Lyft driver and stealing her truck is in custody — less than 18 hours after the woman’s body was discovered alongside Trousdale Road in Westlake. A second suspect was killed while fleeing officers. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory said Tristan Bush, 26, is in custody in Harris County, Texas, awaiting extradition. Ethan Bush, 23, of Boyce, died after being struck by multiple cars as he ran across…

Body found in Westlake ditch under homicide investigation

LAKE CHARLES, LA. (KLFY) -- A body was found earlier today in a ditch in the 200 block of Trousdale Road in Westlake, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office said. According to deputies, this death is being investigated as a homicide and is in the very preliminary stages of the investigation.  The identification of the woman has not yet been made and the coroner has yet to determine cause of death, deputies said. No further details were released. …

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office investigating woman found in Westlake ditch as a homicide

Troopers from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's were dispatched around 11 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of Trousdale Road in Westlake in reference to a body found in a ditch, according to a news release.