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An appeals court is reviewing the case of a Montegut man serving life in prison after being convicted in a brutal beating in 2018.

State Supreme Court denies Schriever man's appeal in shooting death A Schriever man convicted of manslaughter in 2009 will continue serving his 25-year sentence after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied his appeal.  British Lamont James, 33, was convicted in the Dec. 9, 2007, shooting death of 21-year-old Jarret Scott. He was originally charged with second-degree murder, which would have carried a mandatory life sentence.  During the three-day trial, witnesses described a fight outside Scott’s home on La. 311 involving James. Afterward, James went home, got a gun, returned and fired four ...

Houma man serving life sentence in stabbing could get new trial A Houma man serving life in prison after being convicted of stabbing a woman multiple times could get a new trial because of a non-unanimous jury verdict.   A jury voted 10-2 to convict Karl Justin Nixon, 39, of attempted manslaughter Dec. 6, 2019, following a three-day trial. He had originally been charged with attempted second-degree murder.  The state filed a habitual offender bill against Nixon because of his lengthy criminal history, prosecutors said.  That history includes convictions of possession of cocaine, two coun...

Terrebonne launches program to reunite families entangled in legal system Terrebonne recently launched a program to help keep families together as they navigate the legal system.  The 32nd Judicial District gained approval March 3 to form a Family Preservation Court, one of only eight in the state, one of them in Lafourche.  One of the objectives of Family Preservation Court is to provide parents quicker access to treatment and the ability to remain in treatment longer, organizers said. Unlike traditional drug courts where the initial motivation is avoiding jail, the incentive in Family Pr...

Houma man convicted on drug charges fights 30-year sentence A court has denied the latest appeal by a Houma man serving 30 years in prison after being convicted on drug charges.  Kentreal Jarbar Howard, 37, was charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine on April 1, 2015, and was convicted Jan.12, 2017.   A judge declared him as a repeat offender in May 2017 and sentenced him to 30 years behind bars.   Court records show Howard was originally charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine in October 2013 and pleaded guilty to the amended charge of ...