A Jefferson Parish jury on Wednesday night (March 25) found Lance M. Green guilty of sexually abusing two children in Kenner. Green, 42, of Kenner, was convicted as charged of one count of first-degree rape, two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile under age 13 and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Tuesday (Feb. 10) sentenced a pair of West Bank half-bothers to hundreds of years in prison for their convictions for committing a string of armed robberies, and a shooting that left a Terrytown man dead. Destin Smith, 26, of Algiers, and Damon Bryant, 28, of Avondale, were convicted by a …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Thursday (Feb. 5) sentenced Lucien Bazley to 60 years in prison in finding that the Marrero man is a habitual offender.  In his most recent felony conviction, Bazley, 50, was convicted by a jury in October of manslaughter in the Sept. 25, 2022, shooting of Wayne Martin.  Martin was celebrating his 30th birthday at an Ames Boulevard lounge on the night he died. He …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (Feb. 4) sentenced Mark Albarado Jr. to life in prison for his conviction of raping a juvenile. Albarado, 50, of Marrero, was convicted by a jury on Jan. 14 of first-degree rape of a juvenile under age 13 and sexual battery of a juvenile under age 13. “Mark, you …

A Jefferson Parish jury on Monday (Oct. 20) found Lucien Bazley guilty of manslaughter, rejecting his assertion that he was defending himself when he shot a man in the face in a Marrero parking lot. Bazley, 50, was on parole when he killed Wayne Martin on the night of Sept. 25, 2022. Martin, who was …