A Metairie man has pleaded guilty to federal firearm and narcotics charges, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson. On December 16, 2025, Michael Feast, age 29, admitted guilt to two counts in a three-count indictment. The charges include distribution of crack cocaine and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Feast is scheduled for sentencing on March 31, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long. For the drug distribution charge, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million, and at least three years of supervised release. For the firearm charge related to drug trafficking, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years up to life imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, and at least five years of supervised release. Each count also carries a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Court documents indicate that on September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met with Feast at the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast led the informant to a first-floor unit where he sold both crack cocaine and a .45 caliber pistol.
“This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone,” said Simpson. “On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.”
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations along with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department. Assistant United States Attorney Troy L. Bell from the Violent Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
