SHREVEPORT– On April 1, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana charged Anthony Dillon, Jr., 19, and James Dale Smith IV, 21, both of Columbia, with arson after the two burned down the only Catholic church in Caldwell Parish the…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –TYRONE WHITTINGTON (“WHITTINGTON”), age 40, pleaded guilty on March 26, 2026 before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section…

New Orleans Man Sentenced to 138 Months Imprisonment for Possession of Over 100 Glock and AR-15 Machine Gun Conversion Devices, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Attempted Obstruction of Justice, And Receiving Explosives

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that on March 26, 2026, the U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe sentenced KODY SEVERIN (“SEVERIN”)…