FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Man Sentenced to Life in Teen’s Overdose Death June 18, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 18, 2025, 23-year-old Alvin Laurant Jr. of Covington was sentenced by Judge Tara Zeller to life in prison for his role in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Receives 45 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Young Girl June 18, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 18, 2025, 36-year-old Ryan Pellegrin of Pearl River was sentenced by Judge Scott Gardner to 45 years...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds 81-year-old Slidell Man Guilty in Sexual Assault Trial June 16, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 11, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury needed only 25 minutes of deliberations before finding 81-year-old Richard...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Slidell Teens Indicted in Death of St. Tammany Parish Police Officer June 4, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 3, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted three Slidell teens in connection with the March 23,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 135 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Washington Parish Boy May 29, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 20, 2025, 28-year-old Benjamin Hart was sentenced to 135 years in prison for the sexual...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON PARISH JURY FINDS MAN GUILTY OF RAPING TWO CHILDREN May 23, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 22, 2025, a Washington Parish jury returned guilty verdicts against 56-year-old Shannon Polkey of Franklinton after...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mandeville Man Found Guilty on 500 Counts of Child Pornography May 23, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 15, 2025, following a bench trial, Judge Ellen Creel found 38-year-old Jason Quinn Lee of Mandeville guilty on all...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison For Dealing Cocaine May 20, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 16, 2025, 48-year-old Kendrick Lampley of Bogalusa was sentenced by Judge William H. Burris to 60 years in prison for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Teen’s Testimony Against Her Third Sexual Assaulter Results in Guilty Verdict in Rape Trial May 12, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 9, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated 90 minutes before finding 57-year-old...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Second Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Teen’s Overdose Death Case May 9, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 8, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated just 35 minutes before unanimously finding 23-year-old Alvin Laurant Jr....