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On Wednesday, Alisa Gothreaux, the Special Assistant District Attorney for Don Landry, and the defense attorney Alfred Boustany II, Alfred Boustany III, and Chase Manuel were in court in front of Judge Royale Colbert to finalize the record so that the State can appeal what it calls an “illegal sentence.”
"My heart goes out to the family and I'm so sorry that it happened," Shauna Sampy said. "I didn't raise a murderer."
A Duson man will spend life in prison after he was found guilty of raping and impregnanting a 10-year-old in 2019.
Parish Council Chair AB Rubin starts Safe Haven initiative to be safe place for middle and high schoolers on Saturday nights in summer.
Jurors convicted one brother of murder in the fatal shooting of Brandon Broussard. Shavis Toby was found guilty of second-degree murder, which carries a life sentence. Carlos Toby was found not guilty. Both were convicted of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. Jurors deliberated for about five hours Saturday before rendering the verdict. Sentencing for the conspiracy charges will be held at a later date. In their closing arguments that morning, attorneys on both sides said they were fighting for justice. State prosecutors said justice for Broussard and his family would have been find...