Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a New Orleans man was convicted of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and 2nd Degree Battery by a Lafourche Parish jury on Wednesday, February 2nd. In June of 2018, Courtney Garnett, 26, entered water plant property just outside of...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Thibodaux man charged with 2nd Degree Murder in October of 2018 was convicted as charged by a Lafourche Parish jury on Tuesday, December 14th. Tyrick Hills, 22, coerced the victim, 20-year-old Alex Morena, to meet him on...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell is excited to announce that the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office was selected to receive the 2021 Leaders in Law Enforcement Award by the Community Foundation of Acadiana. District Attorney Russell and her office were selected for the statewide award...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell is excited to announce her Office’s launching of THE PANTRY – a partnership with teachers to provide students with needed food and supplies. Each year, for many years, we have taken our school programs (RESPECT U) into classrooms throughout Lafourche...
The Louisiana District Attorneys Association (LDAA) has announced that Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell has been re-elected as a member of the LDAA Board of Directors. “I’m honored to have been re-elected to serve with other professionals from across our state,” said District Attorney Kristine...
Thibodaux, La. – With summertime beginning and the likelihood for home building projects increasing, Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell is offering Lafourche residents a few tips to help safeguard against contractor fraud. References - Get references and speak to those who hired potential contractors...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that the District Attorney’s Office was able to secure three separate grand jury indictments on Monday afternoon, June 21st. Joshua Birdis, Brennan Mitchell Jr. and Wilfred Mitchell were each indicted for 2nd Degree Murder stemming from a 2019 shooting...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Gray, Louisiana man charged with Attempted 2nd Degree Murder in April of 2019 was convicted as charged by a Lafourche Parish jury on Wednesday, May 26th. Thomas Kennedy, 72, went to his neighbor’s home and shot him...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that a Napoleonville man charged with 2nd Degree Murder in November of 2017 was convicted as charged by a Lafourche Parish jury on Wednesday, May 5th. Tremell Batiste, 24, shot the victim, Chansie White, multiple times while the victim...
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Kristine Russell announced that her office, in partnership with the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lafourche (CAC), will be participating in National Child Abuse Prevention throughout the month of April. Members from the District Attorney’s Office and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lafourche...