Parole board reinstates Peter Post with conditions including mental-health evaluation and extradition-cost payments

Pete Freeman, a member of the Committee on Parole, voted Feb. 11 not to revoke the parole of Peter Post and set conditions intended to ensure supervision compliance if Post returns to the community.

The hearing took place at Elaine Hunt Correctional Center with facility staff present. Freeman reviewed alleged violations including changing residence without permission, failure to complete required community service hours, and inconsistent attendance at AA meetings. Post pleaded not guilty to the allegation he moved without permission and guilty with a statement to community-service and AA-related matters; he told the board he had checked himself into a mental-health unit and had been seeing a psychiatrist and a counselor.

Freeman said his vote was to not revoke and that Post should live with his father in Kenner. He directed that Post immediately report to the supervising probation officer and requested a mental-health evaluation. Freeman repeated that existing conditions remain in force, including six hours of community service per month and AA attendance as required.

Board member Danny Barra concurred and added a condition that Post pay the cost of extradition to return him to Louisiana if a future violation requires that action; staff indicated payments would be arranged in small monthly amounts based on ability to pay. The board warned that a return to custody would be ordered if Post violated conditions.

Peter Post’s father, Gerald Post Sr., addressed the panel and said he would ensure his son abides by the board’s conditions and that his presence at the home is needed to help with household tasks.

The panel’s decision preserves Post’s supervised release while imposing additional monitoring and administrative repayment conditions.