Parole committee spares Devin Coulter—conditions include counseling and no-contact order

The Committee on Parole voted July 22 to keep Devin Coulter on parole but imposed conditions requiring him to participate in domestic-violence and anger-management programming and to avoid contact with the alleged complainant.

Coulter faced a revocation hearing after an arrest on March 30, 2025, for an alleged domestic incident at a hospital. He and his attorneys from the Orleans Public Defender’s Office disputed physical-assault allegations and noted the prosecutor did not pursue formal charges; defense counsel described gaps in evidence, including a lack of observed injuries at the scene and a delayed medical visit by the complainant.

Public Defender attorney Kalyn Gross told the committee Coulter showed “capacity to work hard” and advocated for continued community supervision with programming and case management rather than revocation. A client advocate and community-based providers also described treatment and monitoring options available through New Orleans programs, including New Beginning Behavioral and Family Services.

Committee members noted troubling text messages Coulter sent but said the evidence did not clearly establish the physical assault the complainant alleged. The panel went into executive session to review the matter and then returned with a vote not to revoke. The decision included explicit conditions: Coulter must enroll in specified programs (anger management, domestic abuse prevention, and monitored services through New Beginning Behavioral and Family Services) and have no contact with the complainant; DOC and local providers will handle enrollment and monitoring.

Why it matters: The panel balanced contested factual claims, prosecutorial disposition and evidence gaps with public-safety concerns and recommended monitored community treatment rather than incarceration.