SERVING ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION & ST. JAMES PARISHES

During the week of April 14 – April 18, 2025, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James.

Posted on by Claire Falgoust

Ascension Parish: 

Ascension Parish had no court news to report this week. 

Assumption Parish: 

  1. Darwin Fair, 102 Grant Loop Rd. Paincourtville, LA, age 43, pled guilty to Simple Burglary (2 counts) and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The defendant was sentenced to 9 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Frankie Clark, 158 Friendship Lane Morgan City, LA, age 40, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 13 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lana Chaney, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge John Smith. 

  1. Leeroy Plaisance, 119 Claiborne St. Pierre Part, LA, age 34, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault Upon a Peace Officer and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation. 
  1. Nikki Pitre, 1124 Maxine St. Houma, LA, age 32, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 24 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 24 months supervised probation. 
  1. Michael Thomas, 614 Second St. Donaldsonville, LA, age 21, pled guilty to Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms and was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 
  1. Derome Jupiter, 114 Oak Ridge Donaldsonville, LA, age 37, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation. 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Daigle, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Cody Martin. 

St. James Parish: 

  1. On November 12, 2024, Lloyd Brooks of 234 S Plum St. Gramercy, LA, age 60, pled guilty to Failure to Register and Notify as a Sex Offender or Child Predator. Sentencing was deferred to a later date pending a Pre-Sentence Investigation. On April 14, 2025, Brooks was sentenced to 10 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 

The above case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Adam Koenig, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Steven Tureau.