Plaquemines Parish, LA — April 7, 2026 District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that on April 7, 2026, Judge Kevin Conner sentenced David Jefferson, 50, of Gretna, Louisiana, following his guilty plea on March 23, 2026, to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $1,000. Judge Conner sentenced Jefferson to seven (7)…
Plaquemines Parish, LA — March 24, 2026 District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that David Jefferson, 50, of Gretna, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $1,000. The case was set for a jury trial to start on March 23, 2026. Jefferson defrauded five families of a…
Plaquemines Parish, LA — February 25, 2026 District Attorney Charles Ballay reports that Jamar Basell Higgins, a 48 year old resident of Belle Chasse has been sentenced by Judge Michael Clement to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to multiple drug‑related charges stemming from a 2025 narcotics investigation. The conviction follows…
Belle Chasse, LA – January 14, 2026 Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Charles Ballay reports that on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, a Plaquemines Parish Grand Jury convened and returned a true bill of indictment against Michael Louis Perriloux, age 30, of Saint Amant, Louisiana. Perriloux was indicted on charges of Sexual Battery and First-Degree Rape in…
Belle Chasse Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence and Video Voyeurism; Sentencing Set for February Plaquemines Parish, LA — January 8, 2026 Michael Fasullo, 42, of Belle Chasse, has pleaded guilty to Domestic Violence – First Offense – Child Presence and two counts of Video Voyeurism, on January 6, 2026, in front of…
Plaquemines Parish, LA — December 17, 2025 Zaiden Thompson, an inmate at Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, plead guilty to Battery of Police Officer and was sentenced today to five years in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC). This sentence will run consecutively with his existing 15-year sentence for a conviction in another…
BELLE CHASSE, La. — A Belle Chasse man has been sentenced after admitting to a years-long scheme to steal materials from a local businesses owned by a family friend. On September 30, 2021, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported theft at D & M Steel, located at 1324 Engineers Road in Belle…
BURAS, La. — A Buras man with a history of violent offenses pled guilty this week to several charges stemming from a 2024 incident involving his elderly mother. On September 12, 2024, deputies responded to a residence in Buras after receiving a complaint from Mary Hill, age 85, who reported that her son, Shane Hill,…
In a solemn courtroom at the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse, Victor Battle pleaded guilty Tuesday, November 18, 2025, to the August 26, 2024, murder of Billy Ray Saunier and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. A guilty plea to the crime of Manslaughter was accepted by Judge Kevin Conner and brings to a close a…
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, Nelson Williams,(27) of Port Sulphur plead guilty as charged for Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor before his jury trial started. The defendant was accused of solicitating a minor with video conference calls while his was incarcerated. The victim refused to cooperate with authorities. Lt. Holly Hardin was the lead…
Charles J. Ballay, District Attorney for the Parish of Plaquemines, reports that on October 1, 2024, Joseph Lafrance, age 56, from Braithwaite, Louisiana, plead guilty as charged to Aggravated Battery shortly before his trial by jury set on the same day. On April 2, 2023, an adult female victim contacted P.P.S.O. to report that Lafrance…
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reports that on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Kenneth Naquin, age 28, from Metairie, LA, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter before his trial set for April 10, 2024. Naquin was indicted on Second Degree Murder on July 21, 2022, following an incident that took place on May 11, 2022, in the…
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Kevin Sterling, 40 from Natchitoches, LA was found guilty by a Jury of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Crystal Meth, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of a Firearm While in Possession of a Controlled…
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reports that on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the start of the jury trials of, Ray Riley, age 68, from Sunrise, LA, and Christopher J. Matte, age 42, from Belle Chasse, LA, both defendants changed their pleas to guilty. Ray Riley pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Battery and was…
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office reports that on Monday, July 30, 2023, at the start of the jury trial of, Hien Nguyen, age 45, from Buras, LA, he changed his plea to guilty of Aggravated Rape and 2nd Degree Kidnapping of a Juvenile. The case came about when a social worker at Children’s Hospital…
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Reeva Parker, 38 from Buras, LA plead guilty to Vehicular Homicide, Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated -Second Offense, and Possession of Alcohol Beverage in a Motor Vehicle. Parker struck another vehicle on Highway 23 resulting in the driver suffering fatal injuries on March…
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Kevin Sterling, 39 from Natchitoches, LA was found guilty by a Jury of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Crystal Meth, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of a Firearm While in Possession of a…
Tommy Tran, age 50, from Buras, LA plead guilty December 14, 2022 to Attempted Illegal Discharge of a Firearm and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections and recommended for any and all self help programs. The incident took place on May 24, 2022 in Buras, LA. Defendant shot his…
On January 30, 2017, Mark Magee, age 69 from Belle Chasse, was arrested for Sexual Battery and Cruelty to a Juvenile that occurred between January 2014 to December 2016. The victim was between the age of 14 to 16 when the incidents took place. Magee was indicted by a Grand Jury for the offenses…
On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Franklin Melvin Senfles plead Guilty to Manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections by Judge Kevin Conner in Plaquemines Parish. Senfles, age 22 from Gretna, was indicted for Second Degree Murder for the death of Hailey Deickman that occurred on May 18, 2021…
Dwight Anthony Capers, 32 years old, from Slidell, LA, was sentenced to 2 years in the Department of Corrections by Judge Kevin Conner for Possession of Contraband in a Penal Institute. Inmate Capers had in his possession a cell phone in the Belle Chasse Dorm. Shelia Eisenback, 38 years…
The Plaquemines Parish District Court and District Attorney’s Office have had to alter their customary way of handling criminal cases due to COVID. Despite the extra hardship it has placed on these offices, processing criminal cases continues. On January 10th felony cases were set for criminal jury trials in Division B before Judge Michael D.…
On August 25, 2021, Lyndell Williams, age 37, Phoenix, LA, plead guilty to 3 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Possession of Firearms with Obliterated Number, Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of a Fireman by a Person Convicted of Domestic Abuse Battery and ordered by Judge Michael D. Clement to…
On August 25, 2021, Deandra Roberts, age 60, of New Orleans, LA, plead guilty to Introducing Contraband into Plaquemines Parish Detention Center and ordered by Judge Michael D. Clement to serve 3 years at hard labor at the LA Department of Corrections.
On August 25, 2021, Chad C. Alleman, age 47, of Belle Chasse, LA, plead guilty to 4 counts of Illegal Possession of Stolen Things and ordered by Judge Michael D. Clement to serve 5 years at hard labor at the LA Department of Corrections.
On July 14, 2021 a Grand Jury in Plaquemines Parish indicted Franklin Melwin Senfles, age 22, from Gretna for Second Degree Murder for distributing drugs that contained fentanyl that caused the death of Hailey Deickman on May 14, 2021, in Belle Chasse. Ms. Deickman was set to graduate for Belle Chasse High School 11 days…
On July 1, 2021, Evan Nicholas Billiot, Jr., age 30, of Boothville, LA, plead guilty to the crime of Domestic Abuse Battery: Causing Serious Bodily Injury and was sentenced by Judge Kevin D. Conner to serve 5 years at hard labor at the LA Department of Corrections.
On May 25, 2021 the Grand Jury was convened in Plaquemines Parish for the matter against Steven Lafrance, 38, from Belle Chasse. Mr. Lafrance was indicted on Child Sex Trafficking and Attempted First Degree Rape. Mr. Lafrance has other prior sex offenses of Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile, Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile and…
On May 10, 2021, Londell Davon Randall, age 43, of Braithwaite, LA, plead guilty to Possession of Buprenorphine and was sentenced to 4 years at hard labor in the Department of Corrections by Judge Michael D. Clement. On May 10, 2021, Lyndell Williams, age 37, of Phoenix, LA, plead guilty to 3 counts of…
On April 20, 2021: Evan Nicholas Billiot, III, age 29, of Boothville, LA, plead guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Methamphetamine and Marijuana and was sentenced to 8 years at hard labor in the Department of Corrections by Judge Kevin D. Conner. Michael D. Campbell, age 27, of Mansfield, LA, plead guilty…
On April 13, 2021, Lance Randall Fortmayer, age 31, of New Orleans, LA, plead guilty to Violation of a Protective Order and was sentenced to 2 years at hard labor in the Department of Corrections by Judge Kevin D. Conner. On April 13, 2021, Bradley Scott Hingle, age 31, of Buras, LA, plead guilty…
On April 12, 2021: Ronald J. Black, age 28, of Belle Chasse, LA, plead guilty to Simple Burglary of an Inhabited Dwelling and his sentencing is set for June 23, 2021 before Judge Michael D. Clement. Wyatt M. Evans, age 25, of Belle Chasse, LA, plead guilty to Conspiracy To Commit Distribution of…
On March 9, 2021, Trevor Joseph Encalade, Jr., age 23, of St. Bernard, LA, plead guilty to the crime of Simple Arson and was sentenced by Judge Kevin D. Conner to serve 5 years at hard labor at the LA Department of Corrections. This sentence is to be served consecutive to his Jefferson Parish convictions…
On March 16, 2021, Kevin B. Keith, age 34, of New Orleans, LA, plead guilty to Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property and Simple Criminal Damage to Property and was sentenced by Judge Kevin D. Conner to serve 5 years at hard labor at the Department of Corrections, which is to be served consecutive with his…
On March 9, 2021, Isaiah James Perkins, age 27, of Buras, LA, plead guilty to 3 counts Distribution of Methamphetamine and was sentenced by Judge Kevin D. Conner to serve 10 years at hard labor with the LA Department of Corrections. This is to be served consecutive to the probation revocation for his convictions of…
On March 9, 2021, Daniel Henry Blink, age 61, of Empire, LA, plead guilty to 3 counts of Simple Burglary and was sentenced by Judge Kevin D. Conner to serve 4 years at hard labor at the LA Department of Corrections.
On April 16, 2019, deputies from the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office found Tracy Aaron Taylor, 32, Port Sulphur, LA, in possession of cocaine and marijuana in a residence located in the 29000 block of Louisiana Highway 23. On February 11, 2020, Taylor, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance (cocaine and…
The District Attorney’s Office announces that on February 3, 2020, the morning that this case set was set for a trial by jury, Donald Crosby entered a plea of guilty as charged to the felony crimes of Simple Burglary and Illegal Possession of Stolen Things valued over $1,000 to $5,000. As the result of his…
On February 27, 2019, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Denerial Travon Reddick, 21, of Pointe a la Hache, LA in the 8100 block of Highway 23 in Belle Chasse for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. On January 21, 2020, Reddick pled guilty to the crime of Possession of Firearm or…
The District Attorney’s Office reports that on Tuesday, the 28th of January, 2020, the Grand Jury for Plaquemines Parish returned an indictment against Hien Vinh Nguyen for one count of aggravated rape (La. R.S. 14:42) and one count of second-degree kidnapping (La. R.S. 14:44.1). The charges stem from a Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation of…
Charles Ballay, the District Attorney of Plaquemines Parish, reports that on January 8, 2020, Jonathan Jason, age 39, of Ironton, Louisiana was sentenced to 40 years at hard labor by Judge Michael Clement for jury convictions on June 19, 2019 on Sexual Battery, Attempted Aggravated Rape and two counts each of Forcible Rape, Oral Sexual…
On November 20, 2019, Torri Anthony Jackson, age 35 of New Orleans, LA pled guilty to Obscenity. Judge Michael D. Clement sentenced Jackson to serve two years of incarceration with the Louisiana Department of Corrections and to successfully compete the General Education Development Program and obtain his High School Equivalency Certificate.
On November 20, 2019, Robert Thanh Huynh, age 32 of Buras, LA, pled guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine. Judge Michael D. Clement sentenced Huynh to serve two years of incarceration with the Louisiana Department of Corrections, which was suspended. Judge Clement also ordered Huynh to serve two years of active probation, to pay $300 to…
On November 12, 2019, Ross Franklin Judy, age 39 of Buras, LA, pled guilty to Human Trafficking, Cruelty to the Infirmed and Sexual Battery. For the violation of Human Trafficking, Judge Michael D. Clement sentenced Judy to serve 10 years of incarceration with the Louisiana Department of Corrections, which was suspended. However, Judy is to…
On October 12, 2019, Herman Ferdinana Turlich, Jr., age 42, of Gretna, LA, pled guilty to two acts of simple burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. Judge Kevin Conner sentenced him to serve 10 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections for these crimes. Turlich also pled guilty to simple escape and was sentenced…
The first criminal jury trial at the new courthouse in Pointe a la Hache began on Tuesday, November 12th, 2019, and concluded successfully when the defendant entered a guilty plea to multiple sex crimes and trafficking counts, including forcible rape, at the conclusion of the third day of trial. Defendant Christopher Avist, who is also…
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office will be closed on May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day. Our office will reopen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 8:30 AM. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
Students from Phoenix Elementary, Boothville-Venice Elementary, South Plaquemines Elementary, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help recently gained a firsthand look at the legal process through Project L.E.A.D., an interactive educational program that brings the justice system to life. As part of the program, students participated in mock trials based on a fictional case involving a…
Belle Chasse, LA – April 21, 2026 — Charles Ballay, District Attorney for Plaquemines Parish, proudly hosted the 16th Annual Senior Citizens’ Day on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at the Belle Chasse Auditorium. This year’s event, themed “Taco Tuesday,” brought together a room packed with seniors from across the parish for a day of fellowship,…
Plaquemines Parish, LA — April 7, 2026 District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that on April 7, 2026, Judge Kevin Conner sentenced David Jefferson, 50, of Gretna, Louisiana, following his guilty plea on March 23, 2026, to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $1,000. Judge Conner sentenced Jefferson to seven (7)…
The Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office will close on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 3:30 PM and Friday, April 3, 2026, in observance of Good Friday. Our office will reopen on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8:30 AM. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday!
American Legion Post 329 of Belle Chasse, with the partnership of Chevron Oronite’s Veterans Employee Network, continued its tradition of community service this week, donating 30 Easter baskets to some of the parish’s most vulnerable families through a partnership with the Plaquemines Parish District Attorney’s Office. The baskets were thoughtfully organized and assembled by volunteers…
Plaquemines Parish, LA — March 24, 2026 District Attorney Charles Ballay announced that David Jefferson, 50, of Gretna, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to four counts of contractor fraud and one count of theft over $1,000. The case was set for a jury trial to start on March 23, 2026. Jefferson defrauded five families of a…
The District Attorney’s Office of Plaquemines Parish is filled with gratitude and joy as we celebrate the recovery of our cherished colleague, Lorene Yuratich, following her courageous battle with breast cancer. We are deeply thankful for the many prayers, kind thoughts, and expressions of concern that have surrounded Lorene throughout this journey. Her strength, resilience,…
We’re excited to share that our very own Daniel W. Swear, legal counsel for the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office and Assistant District Attorney for the 25th Judicial District Court, has been published in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin! His article, “Crime Prevention Spotlight: Drug Courts Create Safer Communities,” highlights how drug courts are transforming public…
