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.
Paul Connick,
Jefferson Parish District Attorney
WHAT’S NEW
Bunnak ‘Hannah’ Landon gets life plus 80 years for murdering 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle
A Jefferson Parish judge on Tuesday (May 6) sentenced Bunnak “Hannah” Landon to life In prison plus 80 years for her conviction of murdering Bella Fontenelle, the 6-year-old Harahan child who was beaten and strangled before her body was placed in a bucket and left on her biological mother’s front …Jury rejects Bunnak Landon’s insanity defense, convicts her of murdering 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle
A Jefferson Parish jury deliberated for 45 minutes in rejecting Bunnak “Hannah” Landon’s insanity defense on Thursday (May 1), convicting her of beating and strangling 6-year-old Bella Fontenelle in her Harahan home before placing the child’s body in a 13-gallon bucket and leaving the remains on her biological mother’s front …Saleh ‘Sam’ Omar guilty of manslaughter in Terrytown duct tape homicide case
A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday (April 24) found Saleh “Sam” Omar guilty of killing a man by strangulation and by tightly wrapping his face and torso and arms with duct tape, leaving him unable to free himself to breathe. Omar, 47, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of …Monica Every, Louis Gordon convicted in Metairie murder-for-hire plot
A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday night (April 17) found Monica Every and Louis Gordon guilty of conspiring to kill her ex-boyfriend’s new lover, a scheme they carried out after Every’s harassment campaign failed to end the relationship. Their conspiracy culminated on the morning of Jan. 27, 2022, when Gordon …Metairie resident convicted of distributing, possessing child pornography
A Jefferson Parish jury on Tuesday night (April 8) found former Metairie resident Guillermo Cadir Lopez-Pineda guilty of possessing child pornography. Lopez-Pineda, who is in his thirties, was convicted as charged of four counts of distribution of pornography involving juveniles under age 13 and one count of possession with the …
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.