News Are ‘six pack’ juries, used in ¶¶Òõh, constitutional? U.S. Supreme Court to decide BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer Jun 20, 2026 In crimes where Louisian’s criminal code does not specify hard labor upon a conviction, six-person juries can decide a defendant’s guilt.
Smiley Anders Smiley: To make a short story long... BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist Aug 6, 2023 The Saturday jury story from Margaret Hawkins reminded Nancy Van Den Akker, of New Orleans, of her experience:
East Feliciana East Feliciana eliminates automatic raises for workers; panel and supervisors will handle BY JAMES MINTON | Contributing writer Jun 7, 2022 The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury voted June 6Â to do away with salary schedules that include automatic step raises for longevity and gives…
News Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa wants bribery trial before judge, not jury BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com May 1, 2018 GONZALES — Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa wants his case tried before the same state district judge who upheld the parish leader’s b…
Courts Man convicted of kicking in Marrero woman's door, beating her unconscious in robbery Advocate staff report Feb 28, 2018 A Jefferson Parish jury convicted a Marrero man Tuesday night of forcing his way into an 84-year-old woman’s home on New Year’s Eve 2016, beat…
Westside Pointe Coupee Police Jury legal advisor says sheriff, not the parish, responsible for salaries of deputies assigned to the parish jail BY TERRY L. JONES | tjones@theadvocate.com Aug 6, 2017 The latest salvo in the debate between the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury and Sheriff Bud Torres over funding day-to-day operations at the p…
Westside Should the Pointe Coupee Sheriff help pay prison guards? Bud Torres reignites years-old funding debate BY TERRY L. JONES | tjones@theadvocate.com Jul 29, 2017 The Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury and Sheriff Bud Torres are locked in a battle about who should pay for deputies who work at the jail.Â
Westside As Pointe Coupee roads begin to crumble, Police Jury mulls legal action against contractor BY TERRY L. JONES | tjones@theadvocate.com Jun 17, 2017 A dispute between the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury and a contractor who jurors accuse of doing shoddy work on more than 30 roads could soo…