Camille A. "Cam" Morvant II
As District Attorney, my goals are:
To ensure that justice is
served for the residents of Lafourche by enforcing the
criminal laws of the State of Louisiana.
To champion the rights of victims of crime in Lafourche Parish.
To protect those juveniles subject to abuse and/or neglect.
To ensure that the best interests of children are preserved by enforcing
Louisiana's child support laws.
To implement programs designed to educate and inform the public regarding
the role that the District Attorney’s Office has in their day to day lives.
For your convenience, our office has an Assistant District Attorney
available from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Monday though Friday to answer
your questions, provided that
you do not already have an
outside attorney representing
you. Please call (985)
447-2003 and ask for the
assistant on duty.
PARISH GOVERNMENT AND BOARDS -
The Lafourche Parish
District Attorney is the statutory legal advisor to the Parish Government
and to all Parish Board and Commissions. In his capacity as legal advisor,
the District Attorney works closely with Parish Council and the Parish
President to protect the interests of Lafourche Parish. The District
Attorney's Office also makes itself available to answer questions and
provide legal advice to Parish Boards and Commissions.
SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT
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Project
L.E.A.D. (Legal Enrichment and Decision-Making)
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Domino
Effect
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Violence
Intervention Program (VIP)
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District
Attorney Truancy Program (DATE)
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Internet
Safety and Cyber Bullying
***HIGHLIGHTS***
Press Release -
June 22, 2017
THIBODAUX – A
Thibodaux man
formerly
employed by the
Lafourche Parish
Sheriff’s Office
pled guilty to a
charge of
indecent
behavior with a
juvenile prior
to his scheduled
jury trial.
Trent
Barrilleaux, 31,
was charged with
the sexual
battery of a
juvenile in
January of 2016.
A felony
jury trial was
scheduled to
begin Monday,
June 26 before
the defendant
agreed to plead
guilty.
“We always take
these cases so
seriously, and
the paramount
consideration
for us is always
the well-being
of the victim,”
said Assistant
District
Attorney
Jennifer
Richard, who
handled the case
throughout its
prosecution,
from the initial
screening and
charging
decision through
the plea
rendered today.
“This was a very
sensitive case,
and after full
and lengthy
discussions with
our victim and
her family,
together we
decided that
this was the
best possible
resolution.
They (the
victim and her
family) wished
to conclude this
matter without a
trial, and we
were able to
accomplish that
through this
plea and
sentence.”
Barrilleaux was
sentenced to
seven years in
prison which was
suspended, and
placed on five
years of
supervised
probation.
He will
pay a fine of
$3,000 plus
court costs, and
will be required
to perform 240
hours of
community
service work.
Barrilleaux will
further be
required to
register as a
sex offender for
fifteen years,
and to undergo
sexual offender
counselling.
During
the duration of
his counselling,
he is to have no
contact with non
house-hold
children under
the age of 18,
nor can he have
any contact with
the victim in
this matter
during the
period of his
probation.
“We always stand
with the victims
of crimes,
particularly
sexual
offenses,” said
District
Attorney Camille
A. Morvant, II.
“Any
resolution of a
case prior to
the trial
requires that
our victims and
their families
not only
understand the
plea
arrangement, but
that they be
satisfied with
the sentence,
since they will
be living with
the consequences
long after they
leave the
courtroom.
In this
case, that goal
was met, and so
we were willing
to resolve this
case with a
plea.”
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