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• Vidalia man pleads guilty to illegal discharges

  April 17, 2013 9:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 58-year-old Vidalia man has pleaded guilty to his role in the illegal discharges of pollutants into state waters in Cameron Parish. Carr William Brown, a field technician for T&F Oil, a Mandeville-based company owned by his brother, Lobdell Brown, entered the plea Tuesday in... more »

• N.O. man pleads guilty to stealing federal funds

  February 22, 2013 8:15 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits intended for his late mother. Forty-year-old Lam Nguyen (win) faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea Thursday to theft of government funds. Federal... more »

• Man pleads guilty in embezzlement case

  July 13, 2012 6:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 69-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of theft of government funds. U.S Attorney Jim Letten's office says Robert P. McFarland entered the plea Thursday before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. McFarland, as executive director of New Orleans... more »

• Man pleads guilty to theft from naval base store

  March 23, 2012 6:25 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Covington man has pleaded guilty to a charge he embezzled roughly $50,000 from a store on the Naval Support Activity base in New Orleans. Forty-year-old Gary Massie faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea Thursday... more »

• Pineville man pleads guilty to burning US flags

  March 6, 2012 7:12 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 26-year-old Pineville man has pleaded guilty to three counts of simple arson for burning U.S. flags last year in Alexandria The Town Talk reports the defendant, Ahmed Cathy Khaled, told the judge that he shouldn't have listened to the voices in his head brought on... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography

  March 5, 2012 10:11 AM

  Lafayette - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Daniel J. Bourque, Jr., 32, of Erath, La., pled guilty on Monday, February 27 , to one count of receiving child pornography. Bourque was indicted in December of 2011 on one count of possession of child pornography and three counts... more »

• La. man pleads guilty to stealing $42K in benefits

  February 9, 2012 9:33 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - An Opelousas man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining disability insurance benefits from the Social Security Administration. Forty-six-year-old Kevin V. Leday faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison following his guilty plea Wednesday in Lafayette to theft and fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say Leday... more »

• Man pleads not guilty to sex crime charges

  January 24, 2012 10:55 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A 45-year-old Sulphur man accused of committing sex crimes against juveniles has pleaded not guilty in state district court. The American Press reports Damon T. Skipper was indicted on one count of aggravated rape, along with his wife, 33-year-old Janice R. Skipper, on Jan 5.... more »

• Hammond man pleads guilty to gambling charge

  January 13, 2012 10:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Hammond, La., man has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal sports betting business and tax evasion. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Joseph A. Schillace IV has agreed as part of his guilty plea Thursday to pay more than $464,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.... more »

• Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Rape of Girl

  October 5, 2011 12:27 PM

  BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss (AP) - After she was kidnapped from her home in Slidell, La., driven across the state line into Mississippi, raped on the side of the road then left behind at a gas station, a stranded 11-year-old girl was approached by yet another man. Sean Robertson, 21,... more »

• Man pleads to rioting charge in '09 fight

  July 12, 2011 9:05 AM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A man booked with murder in connection with a 2009 brawl in which one man was killed and 17 people were arrested, has pleaded guilty to rioting and sentenced to five years probation. In March 2009, Morris Laiche III of Albany was booked with second-degree murder... more »

• La. man pleads guilty to bribery plot

  February 18, 2011 9:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a former New Orleans city official in a kickback scheme involving contracts for the city's crime surveillance program. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Dwaine Hodges helped a businessman, Mark St. Pierre, funnel payoffs to Anthony Jones, who... more »

• Details of Quadruple Slaying

  November 10, 2010 11:46 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Lee Roy Williams, 51, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder Tuesday, hours after a Calcasieu Parish grand jury indicted him on the charges. State District Judge Kent Savoie imposed four consecutive life sentences, a term agreed to by prosecutors and Williams' defense counsel.... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Police Shooting

  November 3, 2010 8:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the shooting injury last November of a Baton Rouge police officer working a private security detail. State District Judge Lou Daniel sentenced John L. Butler Tuesday to two years in prison, to be followed by four years of... more »

• Louisiana Man Pleads not Guilty in Infant Son's Death

  October 28, 2010 8:44 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A 38-year-old West Monroe man has pleaded not guilty in the Sept. 16 death of his infant son. James Edward "Juicy" Clampit, who was charged with one count of negligent homicide, entered his plea on Wednesday. Police say the 11-month-old boy's death was attributed to a... more »

• Man pleads guilty in human trafficking case

  October 20, 2010 10:03 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man from Uzbekistan who was accused of running a 14-state human trafficking ring in Kansas City has pleaded guilty to four charges under a plea agreement in which he will serve at least 10 years in federal prison. Abrorkhodja Askarkhodjaev, 31, was facing more... more »

• Louisiana man pleads in prison system fraud

  October 20, 2010 10:12 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Lake Charles man accused of overbilling the state prison system for more than $170,000 in fertilizer has pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud charges. 69-year-old Wallace "Gene" Fletcher faces up 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines and restitution. Fletcher entered his... more »

• New Orleans man pleads to manslaughter in 4 deaths

  October 5, 2010 9:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A plea deal Tuesday ended the case of a 2006 shooting rampage in a New Orleans neighborhood that left four people dead. Prosecutors dropped murder charges against Raymond Amison, 23, to manslaughter when he appeared in court for jury selection. In exchange, Amison agreed to serve... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to 2009 Beating Death

  September 28, 2010 8:53 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A 27-year-old Lake Charles man has pleaded guilty to beating another man to death in 2009. Phillips Cooks faces up to 40 years in prison on a charge of manslaughter. Judge Kent Savoie ordered the probation and parole office on Monday to prepare a presentencing... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Chat with Teens

  September 28, 2010 8:00 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Prosecutors say 21-year-old Daniel James Broussard has pleaded guilty in federal court to having used the Internet and his cell phone to have sexual chats with four teenage girls from the Lafayette area. As part of a plea deal, Broussard pleaded guilty Monday to two counts... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide

  September 23, 2010 7:08 AM

  VIDALIA, La. - The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed Concordia Parish sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. The Natchez Democrat reports 31-year-old Joseph Drummer entered his plea Wednesday and was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor. Drummer had previously pleaded not guilty to the... more »

• Man pleads guilty in '90 rape, killing

  September 22, 2010 9:45 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - A 43-year-old man arrested nearly four years ago after DNA tied him to the unsolved rape and slaying of a Dutchtown woman in 1990 has pleaded guilty and identified a second man as the person who killed the victim. Ascension Parish prosecutors say Herman Frazier pleaded... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to ID Theft

  August 18, 2010 7:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A man alleged to have stolen $150,000 while using the credit information of at least 30 current or retired Baton Rouge police officers has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft. In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, 48-year-old Alton K. Davis, of Baton Rouge, admitted... more »

• Baton Rouge Man Pleads in Infant's Death

  August 6, 2010 8:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Baton Rouge man who was accused of shaking his 8-week-old son to death in 2006 has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide charges and avoided prison time. Under the terms of a plea bargain agreement, state District Judge Chip Moore placed Derwin Oubre on... more »

• Man Pleads Not Guilty In Elizabeth Fontenot Death

  July 8, 2010 6:44 PM

  In Evangeline Parish a man accused of murdering a Ville Platte teen says he's not guilty. 34-year old Ordesto Toussant was arraigned today for the murder of 18-year old Elizabeth Fontenot. The district attorney told us he confessed to the crime and his DNA was found on the... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty in Burger King Murder

  May 17, 2010 5:16 PM

  UPDATE: Nine-teen year old Edward Zeno has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a Burger King employee ..... It happened in November of 2008 when Zeno and some friends ordered food at the drive-thru window of a Burger King in a stolen vehicle.... Zeno and Burger King manager James... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to Disposal of Hazardous Waste

  May 7, 2010 9:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - A 41-year-old man has pleaded guilty in state court to illegally disposing of hazardous waste. Authorities say Robert Beam, the former owner of Lake Charles-based Chrome Doctor and Chrome Technology, entered the plea to unlawful disposal of hazardous waste. more »

• Lafayette Man Pleads Guilty To Misapplication Of Bank Funds

  March 30, 2010 5:33 PM

  Christopher P. Smith, 30, of Lafayette, La., pleaded guilty to one count of misapplication of bank fund. Smith embezzled a total of $231,000.00 from Chase Bank Customers Smith was employed at JP Morgan Chase Bank as a personal banker at Chase Bank's Southpark Branch in Lafayette and was... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter After Girlfriend's Death

  February 3, 2010 12:46 PM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A 57-year-old Lafayette man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge after setting his girlfriend on fire in August 2007. The Advocate reports Wilbert Clark Jr. received a 40-year prison sentence Tuesday in the death of Sandra Anderson, whom he set on fire at the couple's... more »

• Lafayette Man Pleads Guilty In Bank Robbery Case

  January 21, 2010 12:39 PM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A day into jury selection, a Lafayette man has pleaded guilty to three counts of armed robbery in connection with three 2008 bank robberies in Rapides Parish. Charles Bryant Anderson was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of his... more »