NEW ORLEANS — A stretch of Interstate 10 in St. Tammany Parish has been renamed to honor Sgt. Grant Candies, a sheriff’s deputy who was killed earlier this year while attempting to stop a fleeing vehicle during a pursuit.
The newly designated Sgt. Grant Candies Memorial Highway includes both the eastbound and westbound lanes near the Oak Harbor exits. New signage now marks the renamed section of the interstate.
“We are deeply grateful to the St. Tammany Deputies Association, Senator Patrick McMath, and Senator Bob Owen for helping make this project a reality. Their efforts ensure that Sgt. Candies’ legacy will continue to live on, not only within our agency and his family, but across our entire community,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook…