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John Paul Gage Jr., 43, of Des Allemands, was sentenced on September 1, 2026, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the sentence on September 8, 2026.
Christopher O'Connor was sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to pay $98,691 in restitution for conspiracy related to fraudulent military funeral honors claims.
Reuben Webb, 33, was sentenced to 66 months in prison after pleading guilty to drug and firearm charges.
Federal prosecutors say the sentence for Devonte Skinner, convicted of distributing nearly 4,000 fentanyl pills, is too lenient and are reviewing options including appeal.
Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, 31, was sentenced in federal court for attempting to coerce a minor he met online.
Jacob L. Weaver, 25, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Cole Diggs, 32, was sentenced to 360 months in prison on August 27, 2026, after pleading guilty to producing child sexual abuse material, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on August 28, 2026.
A federal jury found Carson McKoin, 23, of Monroe, guilty of assaulting federal wildlife agents during a January 2024 hunting incident.
Sheldon Doral Franklin, 33, was sentenced to over four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Jaquez Anthony Flakes, 21, of Natchitoches, was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison, concluding an 11-person drug trafficking network investigation.
Dequavious Wagner received a 270-month sentence in federal prison following an investigation into drug trafficking and firearm possession.
A Rayne man was sentenced to 46 additional months in federal prison for sending threatening messages from prison to his former partner.
Ubaldo Yasir Amaya-Colindres was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien.
Yuan Buggage was sentenced in federal court following a drug and weapons investigation in New Orleans.
Official court records detail federal prison sentences for Eaan Lee Blake and Johnathan Casey Baker following guilty pleas.
Luis Morales was sentenced in federal court for distributing pure methamphetamine and selling a firearm in a developing case.