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OPDA Secures Second-Degree Murder Conviction and 40-Year Manslaughter Sentence
An Orleans Parish jury returned a guilty verdict on second-degree murder, and a separate defendant was sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter.
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OPDA and Communities of HOPE Partner to Strengthen New Orleans Neighborhoods
A new partnership expands neighborhood-level violence interruption and reentry support across four New Orleans council districts.
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Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim, Convicts Mark Pohlen in Murder of Cheryl Squire
After deliberating, an Orleans Parish jury rejected the defendant's claim of self-defense and returned a conviction.
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Jury Returns Guilty-as-Charged Verdicts Against Taurus Hale and Keilon Washington in Fatal Shooting of Larry Boudreaux Jr.
Two defendants were convicted as charged in the fatal shooting of Larry Boudreaux Jr.
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OPDA Announces Life Sentences for Earl Sylvester and Lenton VanBuren in Separate Murder Cases
Two defendants received life sentences in unrelated murder prosecutions handled by the Homicide Unit.
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Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Fatal 2022 Airbnb Mass Shooting That Left Two Dead and Four Injured
A 30-year sentence was imposed in connection with a 2022 short-term-rental mass shooting that killed two and injured four.
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OPDA SAKI Unit Secures 40-Year Sentence for Second-Degree Rape of a Minor
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative unit obtained a 40-year sentence in a case built on previously untested forensic evidence.
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OPDA Homicide Unit Secures Justice for Cassie Piquet in Domestic Violence Murder Trial
A conviction was returned in a domestic violence murder trial prosecuted jointly by the Homicide and Domestic Violence units.
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OPDA Homicide Unit Secures Manslaughter Convictions in Separate Homicide Trials
Manslaughter convictions were returned in multiple unrelated homicide trials over a two-week period.
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