WELCOME

This office remains committed to protecting the citizens of this great parish by fairly prosecuting those who commit crime and assisting those who are unfortunate victims.

Our site is designed to provide you with two kinds of information. First, for those of you who need to conduct business with our office, it is our hope to provide you with helpful information that will allow us to serve you better. Second, there are links to educational materials that will help to prevent you and your family from being victims of crime.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site and please check back regularly for any updates or new information.

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Paul Connick,
Jefferson Parish District Attorney

WHAT’S NEW

  • Tyrone Constant guilty of attempted murder of Harvey pizza business employee

    A Jefferson Parish jury deliberated 25 minutes on Wednesday (Feb. 5) in finding Tyrone Constant guilty of trying to kill a 20-year-old employee of a West Bank pizza business by brutally attacking her with a machete-type knife. Constant, 40, of Harvey, was convicted as charged of attempted second-degree murder in …
  • Convicted of killing teen at a Marrero playground, Elijah Augustus and Trenton Tatum sentenced to life in prison

    A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (Feb. 5), sentenced two Harvey men to spend the rest of their lives in prison for their convictions of luring a teenager to a public playground in Marrero with claims of selling him a gun but instead shooting him to death while trying to …
  • Gerald Barker sentenced to back-to-back life sentences for double-murder

    A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (Dec. 18) sentenced Gerald “Bird” Barker to back-to-back life sentences in prison for executing two people in a Westwego residence from where he sometimes sold crack cocaine. Barker, 37, will serve the life sentences for the second-degree murders of Linda Turner, 68, and Curtis …
  • Anthony Morgan convicted of murder in Airline Drive ‘ambush’ shooting

    A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday (Dec. 5) found Anthony Morgan guilty of brazenly ambushing a man who was sitting in his car at an Airline Drive intersection in Metairie when he was fatally shot. Morgan, 44, of Metairie, was convicted of the second-degree murder of Aaron Lee, 44, also …
  • Oswaldo Dacunha sentenced to life in prison for Kenner murder

    A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (Dec. 4) sentenced Oswaldo Dacunha to life in prison for his conviction of murdering a man outside a Kenner convenience store. Dacunha, 61, of Kenner, was convicted by a jury last month of the second-degree murder of Alejandro Quiroz, 43, in the early morning …

 

 

 

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office is to ensure that justice is served by protecting the citizens of our Parish without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Our office always will maintain the highest level of honesty, integrity, transparency, and accountability to our community. While our goal is to vigorously prosecute violent and habitual offenders, we also are committed to crime prevention through the implementation of innovative programs designed to break the cycle of crime.