HOUMA, Louisiana — Three Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were honored after officials said their tourniquet aid helped save a young girl who was seriously injured during the 2026 Mardi Gras season.

The sheriff’s office, in a press release published by The Times of Houma-Thibodaux, said the deputies were working parade security when a young girl fell from a flatbed trailer and suffered a serious leg injury with significant blood loss.

Deputies credited for quick tourniquet aid

According to the sheriff’s office release, the deputies drew on their training, stayed calm under pressure and applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding until emergency medical personnel arrived.

The source photo published with the release shows three award certificates identifying the honored deputies as Senior Agent Glynn Prestenbach, Captain Seth Boudreaux and Senior Deputy Jermaine Johnson.

Officials described the recognition as tied to the Stop the Bleed initiative, which trains first responders and members of the public to intervene during life-threatening bleeding emergencies.

“When seconds matter, training saves lives. These Deputies demonstrated exactly why preparedness and decisive action are so important,” Sheriff Tim Soignet said in the release. “We are proud of their efforts and grateful for the positive outcome in this case.”

A recovery and a reminder

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said the young patient made a full recovery. ThinBlueNews is not adding further identifying details about the child beyond what the source agency released.

For public-safety supporters, the case is a clear example of why “routine” event security is never routine: deputies standing a parade route may be seconds away from a medical emergency where training, a tourniquet and calm decision-making can change the outcome.

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Editorial note: ThinBlueNews used source-reported facts and a real source/agency ceremony photo, minimized details about the minor patient, and did not use generated rescue imagery.