Louisiana Verdicts & Court Cases
3,481 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from Louisiana.
United States of America v. Luis Morales
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, ITS SALTS, ISOMERS, AND SALTS OF ITS ISOMERS, A SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE in violation of 21:841(a)(1) AND 841(b)(1)(B) Luis Morales, age 36, sold methamphetamine to
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adrian Dexter Talbot, M.D.
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts related to prescribing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional practice. Digested by: Kent Morlan Adrian Dexter Talbot is a physician ba
View VerdictLennie Dazet v. Joshua Nicolini
Metairie, Louisiana, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce actions. Digested by: Kent Morlan In this case arising from parents disputing custody of a minor child, plaintiff Lennie Dazat, mother of minor child D.N., appeals a January 5, 2026 judgment of the trial court denying
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Gregory Earl Jones
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant seeking post conviction relief. Digested by: Kent Morlan
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jentonia Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2113(a). Digested by: Kent Morlan Jentonia Williams, age 40, of New Orleans, robbed the Capital One Bank located on Canal Street, in New Orleans, of United States curre
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Calvin Kemp and Chevez Tywan Robillard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud along with multiple counts of aggravated identify theft. Digested by: Kent Morlan Calvin Kemp, age 60, of Gonzales, Louisiana, and Chevez Tywan Robillard, age 33, of Baton R
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Henry Holloway
Monroe, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. Digested by: Kent Morlan Henry Holloway, 34, of Tallulah, was accused of drug trafficking.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mohammed Hamed
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1343. Reported by: Kent Morlan Mohammed Hamed, age 34, was arrested on June 10, 2026, pursuant to a previously issued criminal complaint. An investigation by the Bureau
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Godson Oghenebrume
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Godson Oghenebrume, age 23, a Nigerian national residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, possessed a Glock model 43X, 9mm pistol, while he was admitt
View VerdictUnited States of America v. David Courvelle
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Ward. Reported by: Kent Morlan David Courvelle, 56, a former Contract Detention Officer at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana, engaged in prohibited sexual conta
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Zoe Marie Francis
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)(A). Reported by Kent Morlan Zoe Marie Francis, age 47, of New Orleans, was the chief operating officer of the Institute o
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cody Gaspard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. Reported by Kent Morlan On April 15, 2025, a United States Postal Service rural letter carrier was delivering mail and packages at an apartment complex in Livingston Parish when
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gustavo Mendoza-Alvarez and Osvaldo Lopez-Sanchez
An investigation into Gustavo Mendoza-Alvarez, 25, and Osvaldo Lopez-Sanchez, 28, both of Mexico, smuggling drugs into a federal prison using drones, began on June 14, 2026, when the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office received reports of a drone flying near the Federal Correctional Complex in Pollock,
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Markel Lee
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder charge, five counts of attempted murder and one count of illegal use of a weapon, Markel Lee, age 17, accused of shooing and killing three people at Mall of Louisiana.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements to the small business administration. By Kent Morlan Chelsea Powell, age 34, of of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for t
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Richard Lance Cline, Jr.
criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to distribute. By Kent Morlan On February 25, 2021, and March 3, 2021, Richard Lance Cline Jr., age 35, of Walker, Louisiana, sold 50 grams or more of methamphetamine to an undercover law
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Sadig Rauf Perry
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. By Kent Morlan This case arose from a parent reporting her 14-year-old daughter to have run away from home after the mother found h
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brandon Dunn
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and possession of a machine gun. Brandon Dunn, age 20, sold marijuana and tapentadol in the New Orleans area. On May 9, 2024, New Orleans Police Department Officer
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kleider Enrique Garcia Ocho
Baton Rouge, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion or enticement of a female and transfer of obscene material to minors.Kleider Enrique Garcia Ochoa, age 30, a Venezuelan national who is present in the United States without authorization, used social media
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jack Montoucet
Lafayette, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jack Montoucet agreed, while Secretary of the LDWF, to steer a LDWF contract to a company called DGL1, LLC, in exch
View VerdictUnited States of Missouri v. Hardell Mack
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), conspiring to commit mail fraud, money laundering, and possessing a stolen vehicle. Hardell Mack, age 54,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Vanessa Motta, Jason Giles, Diaminike F. Stalbert, Motta Law, L.L.C. and The King Firm, L.L.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Vanessa Motta, age 44, Jason Giles, age 44 and Diamanike Stalbert, age 35, were charged in the federal probe into the staging of fake autom
View VerdictState 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 investigate
View VerdictState 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 Cadd
View VerdictState 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.
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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 argu
View VerdictUnited 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
View VerdictUnited 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 us
View VerdictUnited 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 po
View VerdictState 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.
View VerdictUnited 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
View VerdictUnited 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 w
View VerdictUnited 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
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anthony L. Williams
Shreveport, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing meth.
View VerdictUnited 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 Ea
View VerdictUnited 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 tha
View VerdictUnited 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.
View VerdictSteven 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 p
View VerdictZachary 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 agenc
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jingui Liu
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fraudulent immigration documents.
View VerdictIn 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 represen
View VerdictScott 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 disable
View VerdictState of Louisiana v. Kylan Green
Hammond, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Kylan Green, age 19, accused of shooting and killing Jermaine Stevenson Jr., 18.
View VerdictUnited 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
View VerdictUnited 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 th
View VerdictUnited 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 ad
View VerdictState 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 an
View VerdictUnited 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 Met
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alkeyvin R. Ennis
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Alkeyvin Ennis, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admitted that on or about June 24, 2022, a 2020 Kia Soul was reported stolen to the Baton Rouge City Police Department. On Ju
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