BRIDGE CITY, La. —

A Bridge City food service worker has been arrested for bringing contraband into the center.

Ninh Nguyen, 46, of New Orleans, was arrested on Friday after a vape, later discovered to contain THC, fell on the dining hall floor and was confiscated. Advertisement

After an investigation, it was discovered that the vape was owned by Nguyen.

Nguyen was arrested after entering the Bridge City Center for Youth, where she worked as a corrections juvenile food production worker since April 2024, before she was terminated following her arrest.

She was charged with possession of contraband in a state correctional institution.

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