Jury convicts Houma teen in deadly Christmas Eve shooting
A Houma teenager was convicted of murder Friday night in a deadly Christmas Eve shooting in 2019.
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A Houma teenager was convicted of murder Friday night in a deadly Christmas Eve shooting in 2019.
A woman faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges in the fatal crash of an Assumption Parish resident.
The two-day event comes after the Nicholls community was rocked by five students' deaths in highway crashes in November and December.
The Nov. 20 crash claimed the lives of 19-year-old Lily Dufrene, 18-year-old Hali Coss and 18-year-old Michaila Bowling, all of Luling. Prosecutors said Clement was intoxicated during the time of the crash.
If convicted of second-degree murder, Rogelio Xavier Ledezma faces a mandatory life sentence without parole, probation or early release.