Ascension Parish:

Ascension Parish had no court news to report this week.

Assumption Parish:

1. Chance Johnson, 508 Canal St. Napoleonville, LA., age 41, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Dangerous Substance 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.
2. Michael Butler, 135 Gold St. Napoleonville, LA., age 40, pled guilty to DWI 3^rd Offense and was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.
3. Jason Blanchard, 114 Oak Lane Pierre Part, LA., age 45, pled guilty to Simple Burglary (5 counts) and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. It was ordered that the defendant is to serve 6 months in the parish jail, and the remaining 4 ½ years of the said sentence are to be suspended. Upon release from incarceration, the defendant is to be placed on 4 ½ years supervised probation.
4. Christopher Dirance, 115 Charles St. Napoleonville, LA., age 35, pled guilty to DWI 3^rd Offense. Sentencing was deferred to a later date pending a Pre-Sentence Investigation.

The above-mentioned cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lana Chaney, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Alvin Turner Jr.

1.  Lashon Brown, 111 Hwy 1003 Belle Rose, LA., age 34, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 2 years supervised probation.

The above case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Daigle, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Emile St. Pierre.

St. James Parish:

St. James Parish had no court news to report this week.