Legal News for Bossier City, Louisiana
State of Louisiana v. Dwight David Celestine
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape. The crime occurred on April 21, 2019 at the victim’s home in Youngsville, and the victim was at home in bed when the incident occurred. The case was immediately reported by the victim and was investigated by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office. The Celestine claimed he was intoxicated and “pro... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Eutravious Houston
Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a handgun at a police drone. On July 30, 2025, Shreveport police, along with the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force, were executing arrest warrants in the 1500 block of Belwood Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. While looking for another individual suspected to be inside a residence, off... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Jerbin Albarec, Kevin Nunez, and Joshua Bonifacio
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murdering Kristie Thibodeaux in 2022.... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, obstruction of justice, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. 2 In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, Defendant and Markitha Sinegal (“Victim”) were engaged in a heated argument at 7434 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana (the “Howard residence”). Shortly afterward... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Janette Ramirez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to receive ransom payments. Janette Ramirez, age 34, co-defendant Hector Mondragon-Flores and Edwin Salgado-Nunez kidnapped the victim. They bound the victim’s hands and legs together, held him at gunpoint in Mondragon-Flores’s apartment, and demanded the pa... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Cody Gaspard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a postal employ. Cody Gaspard, age 27, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, approached a United States Postal Service worker who was delivering mail at an apartment complex in Livingston Parish and began using aggressive and racially charged language. Gaspard’s conduct interfered with the postal worker�... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)United States of America v. David Fail
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography. David Fail, a 43-year-old former Abbeville resident, was arrested for transporting and possessing child sexual abuse materials (“CSAM”). Fail, who had been convicted for possessing and receiving child pornography in 2006 and for sexually exploiting a minor in 2013, was th... More...
(03-15-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Misty Roberts
DeRidder, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with two felonies: carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – as well as indecent behavior with a minor. Former DeRidder, Louisiana, mayor Misty Robert, age 43, was accused for raping a 16-year-old boy.... More...
(03-06-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Hannah Kinchen
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children and producing child pornography. Beginning in at least July of 2020 and continuing through at least February 2021, Hannah Kinchen, age 41, of Gonzales, Louisiana, communicated with a photographer who self-identified as a pedophile, using the Internet, about the minor victim’... More...
(02-25-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Brian Paul Desormeaux, Amy Desormeaux Hernandez, and Lenzi Desormeaux Babineaux
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Desormeaux was the executive director of Regional Nutrition Assistance, Inc., a non-profit sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a federal program operated by the USDA and administered by the Louisiana Department of Education. ... More...
(02-25-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Darvale Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a stolen firearm. In March 2024, the FBI surveilled an apartment complex in New Orleans East and observed a suspicious looking Toyota Camry parked behind the complex. As the FBI agents who were watching the apartment complex saw the Camry begin to circle the complex to leave, they blocked the... More...
(02-18-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a). Denis Edgardo Buezo-Zelaya was removed from the United States on August 13, 2014, and was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on February 3, 2024, and had not received permission from the Attorney G... More...
(02-16-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Thomas Mills V
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn. On or about October 22, 2018, officers with the Zachary Police Department were dispatched to an area on Highway 19 in reference to a suspicious vehicle. An anonymous caller advised that an unknown male was parked in an alley behind a party store. Upon arrival, officers approached the... More...
(02-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams and Raven Gray
Alexandria, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Kedrick Donell Moses, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria; Edward Paige, a.k.a. “Pooh,” a 43-year-old resident of Natchitoches; Donovan Solitaire, a.k.a. “NuFive,” “Five,” and “Nuda,” a 26-year-old resident of Natchez; Quenderrick W... More...
(02-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Anthony L. Williams
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing meth.... More...
(02-13-2026 - LA)Steven M. Maurice v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
New Orleans, Louisiana, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory. The case was filed in the 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, 862-277 F, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana bad faith breach of insurance contract law penalizes insurers (under Revised Statutes §22:1892 and §22:1973) for failing to pay claims within ... More...
$1 (02-11-2026 - LA)Zachary Hodges v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., is a 1970 federal law that regulates the collection, accuracy, and privacy of consumer information held by credit reporting agencies (CRAs). It promotes fairness by giving consumers the right to access their reports, dispute inac... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Jingui Liu
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fraudulent immigration documents.... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)In the Matter of the Catholic Church of the Archidocese of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, ban The conduct at issue occurred within the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (“Debtor”). In the bankruptcy case, Trahant represented a group of creditors, “Certain Abuse Victims.” The Debtor was represented by Mintz, who is a partner at Jones Walker LLP. The bankruptcy court appointed Donlin, Recano ... More...
(02-11-2026 - LA)Scott Williiams v. Social Security Administraiton
New Orleans, Louisiana social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSI benefits by HHS. Scott Williams filed for disability insurance benefits and Supplemental Security Income in December of 2021, alleging that he became disabled in March 2020 due to anxiety. The Commissioner denied his claim for benefits following a hearing... More...
(02-10-2026 - la)United States of America v. Larry G. Turner
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth and fentanyl. LARRY TURNER and several other individuals conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern D... More...
(01-23-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, age 40, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enfor... More...
(01-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation and other abuse of children. Olvin Rodriguez-Inestroza, age 23, used internet-based accounts and a social media mobile application to distribute, trade, and receive child pornography. In addition to distributing files, he also possessed hundreds of videos and thousands of images of child ... More...
(01-08-2026 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Troy Rodriguez
Gretna, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with multiple counts for raping and sexually abusing four children over the course of several years. Troy Rodriguez, 49, of Bay St. Louis, was arrested following an investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and booked with three counts each of first-degree rape of a victim under 13, molestation of a victim u... More...
(01-08-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Michael Feast
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the infor... More...
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