A Washington Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill last week, indicting Carley Donald Provost Jr, age 47, of Bogalusa on the following charges:
•1 Count of Second Degree Murder
•1 Count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of Certain Felonies
The charges stem from an incident that occurred on December 29, 2025. According to investigators with the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting in the Bogalusa area, where they discovered the victim, Reno Miley, dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.
Assistant District Attorney Jay Adair is the lead prosecutor on this case, and Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Captain Corbet Hunt is the lead investigator.
Following this indictment, Provost will be scheduled for a formal arraignment at the Washington Parish Courthouse, where he is expected to enter a plea.
Provost Jr. was also in the news in January of this year when his father's body was discovered. It is believed that the father, Carley Donald Provost Sr., passed away from natural causes and the son then casually disposed of the father's body.
As of now, no charges have been filed in the death and disposal of Carley Donald Provost Sr.
