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Parole revoked for man at St. Tammany jail after multiple violations, board asks DOC for substance‑abuse placement
Summary
The Louisiana Committee on Parole revoked the parole of Troy Oshea on Oct. 21, 2025, after he admitted absconding, failing to report address changes, positive drug tests, missing treatment and unpaid fees. The board recommended placement in a facility with a rigorous substance‑abuse program.
The Louisiana Committee on Parole voted unanimously Oct. 21 to revoke the parole of Troy Oshea, who was at the St. Tammany Parish Jail for a revocation hearing.
The panel, chaired by Steve Prater with members Chuck Tillis and Jeri LeDoux present, cited five separate conditions Oshea admitted violating: absconding from supervision, failing to report his address, engaging in criminal conduct tied to obtaining illegal drugs, failing to maintain prescribed substance‑use treatment, and falling behind on parole fees. Prater told Oshea the board had to be unanimous to release, and then clarified that two of three votes were required to avoid revocation; all three members voted to revoke.
The board heard from Corporal Christopher Ellis, who identified Oshea at St. Tammany Parish Jail, and from Oshea himself, who acknowledged moving from Tangipahoa Parish to St. Tammany without first getting permission and said he had “been battling with [heroin] for a while” and had missed methadone treatment, causing relapses. Prater read the alleged violations and asked Oshea whether he was guilty; Oshea answered in the affirmative for the reporting and treatment violations and said he had tested “hot” for drugs multiple times. The board also noted Oshea owed $4,288 in arrears.
Prater and Tillis both said they would revoke. LeDoux added she agreed and asked the Department of Corrections to “place [Oshea] in a facility that has a rigorous, substance abuse program.” Prater echoed that recommendation in the board’s order. The hearing record shows the board’s votes to revoke were entered at about 9:07 a.m.
The committee did not specify a date for any future review. No motion to defer or conditions short of revocation were recorded.
Oshea’s DOC/DLC number in the hearing record is 286821; he told the board he was paroled in 2019. The board’s recommendation asks DOC to prioritize substance‑abuse programming in any housing assignment.
The Committee on Parole holds hearings across state correctional and local detention facilities and records votes and recommendations in its minutes.
