JACKSON PARISH, La. (KNOE) - One person is dead after a plane crash near Ruston on Oct. 21.

The crash happened in a wooded area near Old Snipe Road in Jackson Parish, about five miles away from the Ruston airport in Lincoln Parish.

Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown says only one person was on the plane.

This crash comes after another one was reported in Lafayette just hours before.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says three people died after a plane crashed near the intersection of Gloria Switch Road and La. Hwy. 93.

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