'Final Journey Together': Families of Metairie Couple Killed in Crash Announce Procession
The procession will escort Shane Hirstius and Leah Fonte to Metairie, with traffic closures planned as the couple’s family invites the community to honor them.
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Jefferson Parish couple killed in crash return home in Wednesday procession. See details.
The bodies of Third District Volunteer Firefighter Shane Hirstius and Louisiana State University student Leah Fonte, the couple tragically killed, authorities say, by a drunk driver in Baton Rouge, will return home to Jefferson Parish Wednesday morning in a procession…
LSU student, fiance killed in Nicholson crash to be escorted from EBR Coroner to Metairie funeral home
BATON ROUGE — The bodies of LSU student Leah Fonte and her fiancé Shane Hirstius will be escorted from the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office to a Metairie funeral home Wednesday, less than a week after a fatal crash along Nicholson Drive took the couple's lives.Fonte and Hirstius were killed early Sunday morning when they were struck by a car driving near LSU's campus. Mia Dawson, 20, was arrested on DWI charges following the fatal crash …
Procession announced to bring Jefferson Parish couple killed in crash back to Metairie
The procession will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m. to bring Shane Hirstius and his fiancée, Leah Fonte, back to Metairie for their final journey together.
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