It happened at the Harvest Festival in New Roads over the weekend when the Ferris wheel seat holding the children tipped over, dumping them 15 to 20 feet onto the ground.

Multiple firearms were found in the man’s home, along with a suitcase of ammunition and papers listing the names, addresses and phone numbers of religious leaders and other prominent figures.

Both victims were under the age of 13, according to local news reports. They were rushed to the hospital after the incident.

This past weekend the Harvest Festival in False River, Louisiana, tragedy struck when two young girls fell from a Ferris wheel and a third had to be rescued from the ride.

Two girls are hospitalized with severe injuries after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at a festival in Louisiana. Here's ...

A festive weekend turned into chaos on 1 November 2025, when two young girls were thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Louisiana ...

Two girls were hurt when they were thrown from a Ferris wheel at a Louisiana harvest festival. The girls, both under the age ...

Two young girls were hospitalized after they fell from a Ferris wheel at a weekend harvest festival in Louisiana, authorities ...

Two young girls were hospitalized on Saturday after they were thrown off of a Ferris wheel ride at a Louisiana festival. The ...

Two girls suffered injuries when they fell at least 20 feet from a Ferris wheel at a Louisiana festival on Saturday.

Two young girls fell from a Ferris Wheel at a Harvest Festival in Louisiana on Saturday, prompting an investigation into the ...

Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux confirmed that the two girls were riding the attraction at the Harvest Festival ...