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THIBODAUX, La (AP) — A state appeal court has upheld a Louisiana man’s conviction and...

A Raceland man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after being convicted of killing two people in 2018.

Judge rejects Raceland man's request for new trial in double murder A judge has denied a Raceland man’s request for a new trial after he was convicted of killing two men in 2018.  A jury on June 23 found Kerry Alexander, 36, guilty of two counts of second-degree murder following three days of testimony and about an hour of deliberation. He was convicted of killing Marcel Turner, 26, of Thibodaux, and Jeremiah Ballard, 23, of Raceland.   The defendant’s brother, Jerrell Alexander, 31, was convicted in the murders Dec. 19, 2019, and was sentenced to life in prison.  Following Kerry...

A Raceland man faces a mandatory life sentence after he was convicted Wednesday evening of killing two men in 2018.

Double murder trial begins in Lafourche A double murder trial is underway in Lafourche for a Raceland man accused of shooting two men to death in 2018.  Kerry Alexander, 36, is facing two counts of second-degree murder in the Dec. 15, 2018, shooting deaths of 26-year-old Marcel Turner, of Thibodaux, and 23-year-old Jeremiah Ballard, of Raceland.  The defendant’s brother, Jerrell Alexander, 31, was convicted in the murders Dec. 19, 2019, and was sentenced to life in prison.   If convicted, Kerry Alexander faces a mandatory life sentence without probation, parole or early release. To ...