Category: Louisiana – Western District
WDLA News Round-Up for the Week of April 5, 2021 | USAO-WDLA
LAFAYETTE/MONROE/SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of numerous cases this week in United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana,…
Sabine Parish Man Found Guilty by Federal Jury in Shreveport | USAO-WDLA
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Dillon Merritt, 53, of Many, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury in the Western District…
Jury Trial in Federal Court Ends with Guilty Verdict | USAO-WDLA
SHREVEPORT, La. – A federal jury in the Western District of Louisiana has returned a guilty verdict against Dale Wayne Green, Jr., 39, of Shreveport, on drug trafficking and firearms…
Crowley Man Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Charges | USAO-WDLA
LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Alex Simien, Jr., 42, of Crowley, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Michael J. Juneau…
Settlement Reached Between U.S. Department of Labor and Local Employer in Suit Enforcing Final Orders under Surface Transportation Assistance Act | USAO-WDLA
LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that D.G. Construction and Hauling, LLC and the U.S. Department of Labor, with DOJ local counsel, have reached…
Two Louisiana College Students Charged with Identity Theft | USAO-WDLA
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Hayden Philip Breaux, 21, of Houma, Louisiana and D’Quincy Marquis Jones, 23, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, have…
Minden Tax Preparer Indicted on Tax Fraud Charges | USAO-WDLA
SHREVEPORT, La. – A federal grand jury in Shreveport has returned an indictment charging Deborah Cooksey, 56, of Minden, Louisiana, with filing false tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Alexander…
Heroin and Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced in Federal Court | USAO-WDLA
Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two men have been sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine. LAFAYETTE, La. – Blandon…
Lafayette Man Indicted for Attempted Murder of Gay Man and Plot to Kidnap and Murder Other Gay Men | USAO-WDLA
LAFAYETTE, La. – A federal grand jury in Lafayette, Louisiana, has returned a six-count indictment charging Chance J. Seneca, 19, of Lafayette, with hate crime, kidnapping, firearm, and obstruction charges…
St. Martinville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography | USAO-WDLA
LAFAYETTE, La. – Anthony Sal Melancon, Jr., 48, of St. Martinville, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Michael J. Juneau to 120 months (10 years) in prison,…
