Son runs over and kills dad after fight over restaurant bill, Louisiana cops say
A Louisiana man intentionally ran over his father and killed him after arguing over who would pay the bill at a Mexican restaurant they had just eaten at, deputies said.
Deputies responded to the deadly incident May 1 in the parking lot of Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant in Columbia, about a 160-mile drive northwest from Baton Rouge, the Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
There they found Luther Stowe, 64, with life-threatening injuries, deputies said. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant declined comment when McClatchy News reached out May 7.
Stowe’s son, 37-year-old Lucas Stowe, is accused of waiting for his dad to come out of the restaurant and “purposely” hitting him with a vehicle before driving away, deputies said.
He was arrested and charged with second-degree homicide, according to deputies.
Luther Stowe was remembered as a “hard-worker” and a “modern-day cowboy” in an online obituary.
“(He) was human, flawed, and full of fight. But he was loved deeply and will be remembered fiercely,” the obituary said.
This story was originally published May 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM with the headline "Son runs over and kills dad after fight over restaurant bill, Louisiana cops say."
