Press Release: January 20, 2026
ARRESTED:
Nicholas Blain Lalonde, 47 years old
221 Bailey Road
Arnaudville, LA 70512
CHARGES:
3 cts. Sexual Battery (Felony)
2 cts. First Degree Rape (Felony)
1 ct. Aggravated Crime Against Nature (Felony)
ARRESTED:
Wendy Reed Lalonde, 46 years old
221 Bailey Road
Arnaudville, LA 70512
CHARGES:
3 cts. Failure To Report the Commission of Certain Felonies
(Felony)
Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz reports, “The victim in this case reported inappropriate sexual acts by
the adopted father (Nicholas Lalonde) to the school counselor. The counselor immediately
notified the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. The subsequent investigation by the Juvenile
Detectives in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
(DCFS) revealed that the abuse went on for years and that the adoptive mother (Wendy
Lalonde) knew of the acts and failed to report them to the proper authorities.” Sheriff Guidroz
concludes, “We want to thank the school counselor and the staff of the DCFS for their
intervention and assistance in this investigation. I strongly encourage anyone with information
of any possible abuse notify the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office immediately. Your rapid
intervention is absolutely critical in these cases.”
Anyone with additional information about this crime is encouraged to call the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office
at 337-948-6516.
You may also call Crime Stoppers at 337-948-TIPS, download the P3 app on your mobile device or simply dial
**TIPS on your mobile phone to tip. All calls are anonymous and you can earn a cash reward for information
leading to an arrest.
This is Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz. All persons are presumed innocent
until proven guilty in a court of law.
