In the News
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE IS STILL AT WORK
During this national emergency, I want you to know that your District Attorney Office is still at work. I ask that we all follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and the orders of the Governor as we fight to end the spread of Coronavirus and...
COVID-19 Update March 16
See the Issued Statement Here
Shreveporter pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Shreveport man pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court to manslaughter Monday, September 9, 2019, even as jurors were being selected for his second-degree murder trial. When Darell Lamont Bell, 24, returns to District Judge Craig Marcotte's courtroom November 19,...
The First Truckload of Uniforms are Delivered
District Attorney James E. Stewart and Heather Porter Price deliver to Volunteers for Youth Justice the first truckload of “Uniforms for Kids”. District Attorney James E. Stewart thanks the community for the overwhelming response. There is still time for you to drop...
Uniforms for Kid’s Program
DA Stewart and Mark Porter announce on KSLA TV channel 12 “Uniforms for Kids”, a new program where gently used or new uniforms can be donated at any Porters Cleaners location for a free cleaning and distribution to those that need uniforms by the Volunteers for Youth...
DA To Seek Death Penalty Against Accused Facebook Live Killer
Caddo prosecutors said Tuesday they will seek a death sentence for Johnathan Robinson, the Shreveport man accused of tormenting and then killing a girlfriend while she was live streaming on social media. Click here to view the full story, KTBS Channel 3 News.
Caddo Man Who Claims Prosecutors Withheld Evidence is Freed from Angola
Williams was 16 when he was arrested for the Jan. 4, 1998, murder of Jarvis Griffin in the Queensborough neighborhood of Shreveport. He later was convicted and sentenced to death. His death sentence was changed to life without parole in response to a 2002 U.S. Supreme...
Caddo DA Program Selected as National Model
The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Pretrial Diversion Program offers lower-risk defendants to take part in comprehensive rehabilitation. Launched by DA Stewart and Chief Deputy District Attorney Wilbert Pryor, it offers defendants a second chance while holding them...
Bent not Broken
We are proud of and share this story about Ben Fields, son of Second Assistant DA Penya Moses-Fields, a story of perseverance and determination for all young people. http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/article_e6844888-1c13-11e8-9a3f-ab4c5a8f8ac5.html
Youth Offender Influx: “We’ll Have to Do Things Differently”
A state law requiring the prosecution of 17-year-old offenders as youth rather than adults will have far-reaching implications across law enforcement — and for the youth, their families and communities. The act, effective July 1, 2018, will mean that Caddo Parish's...