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Parole panel revokes Derek Guidry after positive drug screens and program noncompliance
Summary
The Louisiana Committee on Parole revoked Derek Guidry’s parole after finding multiple positive drug screens and noncompliance with substance-abuse programming; the panel directed evaluations for both substance abuse and mental health.
The Louisiana Committee on Parole revoked Derek Guidry’s parole on Feb. 12 after the panel found multiple positive drug tests and program noncompliance. Chair Jerry said the board would note on the revocation that Guidry “need[s] to have both substance abuse and mental health evaluated.”
Guidry at first disputed some allegations then pleaded guilty with a statement to at least one positive drug screen. He told the panel he had been in and out of a substance-abuse program and faced identification problems that complicated his ability to secure employment and complete required steps after release.
Panel members noted two separate positive drug screens and that Guidry had been discharged from a program for noncompliance. Staff reported he was not medically cleared for the preferred DOC program the board typically uses, removing that placement as an option.
The panel’s vote—announced by the chair—was to revoke parole; Ms. Stapleton and another member concurred with the chair’s intent to require both mental-health and substance-abuse evaluations on revocation. No alternative to revocation was adopted at the hearing.
The hearing record shows the board focused on documented positive tests on 08/07/2025 and 09/17/2025 and on Guidry’s failure to comply with program rules. The panel indicated its decision was based on the supervised-release conditions and the subject’s documented noncompliance.
