Louisiana parole panel denies some requests, grants parole or supervision with conditions in multiple hearings

Baton Rouge — The Louisiana Committee on Parole convened at its Baton Rouge headquarters and conducted hearings at several correctional facilities on a number of parole and revocation cases. The three-member panel — Chair Jerry LeDoux, Pete Freeman and Cheryl Renata — issued decisions that included parole denials, revocations and conditional releases with supervision requirements.

The panel handled cases brought from East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Catahoula Correctional Center, Ouachita Parish Correctional Center and other detention centers. Several hearings included victim statements and family members in support. The outcomes ranged from revocation and return to custody to supervised release with requirements such as electronic monitoring, treatment and no-contact orders.

Votes at a glance

- Michael Woodell Stewart (DOC 119852): Parole revoked. The panel revoked Mr. Stewart’s parole after the panel noted his guilty plea to domestic abuse battery arising from an arrest on June 22, 2024; Chair Jerry LeDoux led the revocation vote and both Pete Freeman and Cheryl Renata concurred. The panel asked that Mr. Stewart be evaluated for mental-health medication and treatment while in custody.

- Willie Carr (DOC 509486): Not revoked; returned to supervision with special conditions. The panel voted not to revoke parole and instead returned Mr. Carr to supervision with special conditions that include no contact with Ashley Green, enrollment in an anger-management class and electronic monitoring for six months paid by the department. The vote was unanimous after discussion of the facts and the dismissal of several charges in January.

- Richard Nixon (DOC 101138 — transcript number format listed as 10 11 38): Returned to supervision with conditions. The panel declined to revoke Mr. Nixon’s parole and required residence verification and electronic monitoring; members imposed limits on contact with a protected person included in a 99‑year protective order and directed that he live with his sister pending a quick verification of the sister’s residence.

- Leonard Hendricks (DOC 730500): Parole denied. The panel denied parole for Mr. Hendricks, citing multiple institutional rule violations (including contraband and cell‑phone writeups) that resulted in loss of good‑time credits; the panel’s vote to deny was unanimous.

- Terrence Andrew Green (DOC 757514): Parole granted with conditions. The panel granted parole to Mr. Green, who has family support and an identified placement at a Veterans of America facility in Shreveport. Conditions include attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous (three meetings weekly for the first six months) and standard supervision reporting; the vote was unanimous.

- Edward "Doobie" Garrett (DOC 753521): Parole denied. The panel denied parole for Mr. Garrett because required sex‑offender treatment and victim‑awareness programs were not completed at his facility; members recommended transfer to a facility offering the required programming and denied parole by unanimous vote.

- Reba Lynn Parker (DOC 776126): Parole denied. The panel denied Ms. Parker’s request, citing the absence of state‑certified substance‑abuse treatment and the statutory prerelease requirements; the decision followed victim and family opposition and was unanimous.

- Felicia Hernandez Quesada (DOC 718861): Parole denied. The panel determined Ms. Hernandez Quesada must complete the statutory 100‑hour prerelease program and additional programming before parole can be granted; the panel denied parole with directions to complete prerelease programming.

- Nicholas Luther (DOC 505303): Parole granted with conditions. The panel granted Mr. Luther parole with special conditions including three AA meetings per week, periodic drug screening and monthly reporting to his supervising officer for an initial period; members cited positive program completion (STEP and trade training) and a planned placement with family.

- Casey Morton (DOC 757986): Parole denied. The panel denied parole for Mr. Morton; members cited the severity of the underlying offense and the plea disposition in their unanimous denial.

- Justin Madeline (DOC 775045): Parole denied. The panel denied Mr. Madeline’s request after reviewing the record and programming; although members acknowledged completion of sex‑offender treatment in some facilities, the panel’s final vote denied parole.

Context and process notes

The Committee repeatedly emphasized statutory and program requirements when making decisions: completion of DOC‑approved prerelease hours, participation in offense‑specific programming (for sex‑offender–related cases) and documented institutional conduct. Panel members frequently referred cases for mental‑health or medication evaluations, directed transfers where required programs were missing, and imposed supervision conditions such as electronic monitoring, mandatory treatment and no‑contact orders.

Several hearings included family members and victims. In at least two cases the victim’s family explicitly opposed early release; in others victims or their families told the panel they were not opposed if the offender completed required programs. Where victims or law enforcement filed opposition, panel members said they weighed that opposition in their decisions.

The panel opened and closed multiple hearings from Baton Rouge headquarters while hearing inmates at local facilities by video. Decisions recorded in the transcript were spoken on the record and announced at the close of each interview.

Ending

The panel closed the day’s docket after issuing the decisions above and directing staff to process transfer or placement needs (program transfers, electronic‑monitoring orders and mental‑health evaluations) where applicable. Those returned to supervision were given the conditions described; those denied or revoked will remain in custody subject to any administrative adjustments noted by panel members.