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 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.

THIBODAUX – A man convicted in late May of charges stemming from a domestic abuse altercation was sentenced to serve ten years in prison Thursday.

Joshua Tillman was found guilty by a Lafourche Parish jury on May 28 of domestic abuse by aggravated assault with child endangerment as well as second degree battery. The charges arose in the wake of an incident at an area motel on November 2, 2012. Tillman was accused of beating and seriously injuring a female victim in the presence of two minor children, both of whom were under the age of thirteen years at the time of the crime.

Tillman was sentenced to five years at hard labor on both counts by the Hon. Jerome J. Barbera, III, with the sentences to be served consecutively. The sentences on both counts were the maximum provided by law.