WDSU meteorologist arrested in Marrero domestic abuse case

Devon Lucie, the chief meteorologist at New Orleans television station WDSU, was arrested early Sunday in Marrero, Louisiana, on felony and misdemeanor charges after a domestic disturbance that left his partner with visible injuries and her children reportedly nearby, Jefferson Parish authorities said. The arrest, recorded at about 1:22 a.m. on Oct. 5, followed a call to deputies responding to a reported altercation at a residence, according to a preliminary report from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Arrest records state Lucie, 48, faces charges of domestic abuse battery with child endangerment, a felony under Louisiana law, and resisting an officer by refusing to identify himself, a misdemeanor. Deputies were called after a woman at the scene, identified in records as Lucie’s partner, reported she had been physically assaulted following an argument that began earlier that evening at a festival in Gretna. She told officers the dispute continued after she returned to the couple’s home and that she used a tool to force the front door open. The woman said Lucie later entered a bedroom and punched her several times. She told deputies she fought back in self-defense.