Operator of Vessel in Fatal Boating Incident Sentenced to Serve Two Years in Jail

The operator of a vessel that was involved in a fatal boating incident on the Tickfaw River was sentenced on Aug. 1 in Livingston Parish.The Honorable Judge Charlotte H. Foster sentenced Jason Chiasson Jr., 35, of Holden, to serve five years in jail for each of the two counts of negligent homicide to run consecutively with four years suspended for each count and six months in jail for ea...

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