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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced agents arrested two people for allegedly operating or driving a boat while impared in Assumption and Terrebonne parishes.

Both individuals were taken into custody on June 15, according to officials.

LDWF agents arrested Austin Rivere, 24, of Napoleonville, on Lake Verret and Tyler Randolph, 29, of Houma, on Falgout Canal for DWI on the water. Randolph was also cited for operating an unregistered vessel.

Agents said they were on patrol when they came into contact with Rivere who was operating a vessel on Lake Verret. Agents detected that Rivere was impaired and arrested and booked him into the Assumption Parish Correctional Facility.

Officials confirmed later that same day, agents on patrol on the Falgout Canal observed Randolph operating a vessel. Agents made contact with Randolph and determined that he was impaired.

Randolph was arrested and booked into the Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex.

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