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April 10, 2026
Jury Produces Guilty Verdict In Less Than 5 Minutes
An Iberville Parish jury took only 4 minutes and 44 seconds on Wednesday evening to find a St. Gabriel man guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. It was one of the quickest verdicts that District Attorney Tony Clayton can recall.
February 27, 2026
Washington Found Guilty in Home Invasion, Attempted Rape Case
A West Baton Rouge Parish jury found Craig Washington of Opelousas guilty this afternoon of a home invasion, in which he was shot by the homeowner after he attempted to drag her into a bedroom to rape her.
June 18, 2025
DA gets 230 years on Big Time Drug Dealer in Pointe Coupee
Eighteenth Judicial District Judge Kevin Kimball sentenced a Pointe Coupee drug dealer to a whopping total of 230 years in prison on Wednesday.
June 2, 2025
Jackson Found Guilty in Murder at Port Allen High Football Game
A West Baton Rouge Parish Jury has found Jarrettin R. Jackson, II guilty of manslaughter in a shooting at a Port Allen High School football game on September 1, 2023, during halftime.
March 21, 2025
Clark Found Guilty of Attempted Second Degree Murder
Jordan St. Clair Clark was found guilty on Wednesday of attempted second degree murder in a 2021 shooting in St. Gabriel.
February 28, 2025
Pointe Coupee drug dealer found guilty on numerous distributions, arms charge from multi-agency undercover operation
A Pointe Coupee Parish jury on Thursday (Feb. 27) found Elie T. Edwards guilty of running a large drug operation in the parish, including distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamines, and marijuana, among other charges. Drugs confiscated in the 2022 bust had a street value of over $600,000.