Case results, office announcements, and community programs from the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.https://orleansda.com/en-ushttps://orleansda.com/news/second-degree-murder-conviction-40-year-manslaughter/https://orleansda.com/news/second-degree-murder-conviction-40-year-manslaughter/An Orleans Parish jury returned a guilty verdict on second-degree murder, and a separate defendant was sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHomicidehttps://orleansda.com/news/communities-of-hope-partnership/https://orleansda.com/news/communities-of-hope-partnership/A new partnership expands neighborhood-level violence interruption and reentry support across four New Orleans council districts.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCommunityhttps://orleansda.com/news/jury-rejects-self-defense-pohlen/https://orleansda.com/news/jury-rejects-self-defense-pohlen/After deliberating, an Orleans Parish jury rejected the defendant's claim of self-defense and returned a conviction.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrialshttps://orleansda.com/news/hale-washington-boudreaux-verdicts/https://orleansda.com/news/hale-washington-boudreaux-verdicts/Two defendants were convicted as charged in the fatal shooting of Larry Boudreaux Jr.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHomicidehttps://orleansda.com/news/life-sentences-sylvester-vanburen/https://orleansda.com/news/life-sentences-sylvester-vanburen/Two defendants received life sentences in unrelated murder prosecutions handled by the Homicide Unit.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHomicidehttps://orleansda.com/news/airbnb-mass-shooting-sentence/https://orleansda.com/news/airbnb-mass-shooting-sentence/A 30-year sentence was imposed in connection with a 2022 short-term-rental mass shooting that killed two and injured four.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrialshttps://orleansda.com/news/saki-40-year-sentence/https://orleansda.com/news/saki-40-year-sentence/The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative unit obtained a 40-year sentence in a case built on previously untested forensic evidence.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTSAKIhttps://orleansda.com/news/cassie-piquet-domestic-violence-trial/https://orleansda.com/news/cassie-piquet-domestic-violence-trial/A conviction was returned in a domestic violence murder trial prosecuted jointly by the Homicide and Domestic Violence units.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDomestic Violencehttps://orleansda.com/news/manslaughter-convictions-separate-trials/https://orleansda.com/news/manslaughter-convictions-separate-trials/Manslaughter convictions were returned in multiple unrelated homicide trials over a two-week period.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHomicide