The Louisiana State Bar Association has scheduled its next House of Delegates meeting for June 4 during its annual event in Destin. The association highlights ongoing efforts supporting both attorneys and communities statewide.
A New Orleans man has been indicted for allegedly possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Authorities say Jonathan Burden could face significant prison time if found guilty. The case falls…
Shreveport Police are asking for help locating Casey Jamel Henderson after a serious car crash left an eighteen-year-old woman seriously injured. Authorities say Henderson has not been found and urge…
Shreveport Police have arrested Stephen Britton on several charges, including illegal firearm possession by a felon. Authorities are now seeking public help in locating George Luis Escobar, wanted for multiple…
ULM softball hosts Southern Miss for its final regular-season series as it seeks a share of the Sun Belt title. Key players will be honored during senior weekend while both…
A Grand Canyon Times analysis of Reuters data found over 1,000 deaths linked to police Taser use from 2001 to 2018, with no federal agency maintaining a complete nationwide database…
A Honduran national, Oscar Francisco Avila-Norales, age 45, has been indicted for illegal reentry into the United States after having previously been deported.
Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, a 40-year-old citizen of El Salvador, has been sentenced to just over one year in prison after pleading guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of…
A Metairie man has been sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and violating federal gun laws.
PJ Whitaker, a 36-year-old resident of New Orleans, has been sentenced to one year of probation for destroying mail.
A Guatemalan national, Lucas Tinoco-Tieres, age 33, has been charged with reentry of a removed alien, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
A Honduran national, Darwin Nectali Moradel-Velasquez, age 40, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New Orleans for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported.
Zoe Marie Francis, the former chief operating officer of the Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies (IWES), has pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
A Mexican national, Jose Cabrera-Molina, 33, has been charged with illegal reentry after deportation, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
A New Orleans resident has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges involving large quantities of cocaine.
A Marrero resident, Tremaine Myles, age 34, has been indicted on federal charges related to firearm violations, aggravated identity theft, and mail theft.
David I. Courcelle was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana during a ceremony at the United States District Court in New Orleans.
A former Senior Special Agent for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, Leessa Augustine, was sentenced on December 16, 2025, for her role in multiple fraud schemes carried…
A Metairie man has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and narcotics charges, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
JASON PICK, a 44-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 37 months in prison and five years of supervised release for wire fraud.
LEONARDO PARAMO-BARBAS, a 29-year-old Nicaraguan national, was sentenced on December 4, 2025, for misusing a social security number to gain employment.
Jahbrell Price, a 25-year-old resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 4, 2025, after pleading guilty to two federal charges. U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown handed down the…
Tim Jackson, also known as “T-Maf” and “Maf,” pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracy, and firearms conspiracy after three days of trial in federal court.
Kody Severin, a 28-year-old resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on December 11, 2025, to all charges in an eight-count indictment.
Jarrett Hall, a 33-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on December 17, 2025, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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