Lutcher man pleads in father’s slaying
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CONVENT — A Lutcher man accused of fatally shooting his father two years ago has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge that could bring a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Clement LeBlanc, 34, 2350 Louisiana Ave., Lutcher, entered the plea to the reduced charge Tuesday in Convent before Judge Guy Holdridge, of the 23rd Judicial District Court, prosecutors said in a statement.
Police and investigators have said LeBlanc lived with his father and mother at the time of the shooting and told 911 dispatchers and his mother that he shot his father, Virgia “Jug” LeBlanc, 78.
Clement LeBlanc shot his father once in the torso before 3 a.m. July 9, 2007, during a domestic dispute at their Lutcher home, prosecutors said.
Clement LeBlanc originally was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in August 2007.
With the manslaughter plea, LeBlanc avoids the possibility of a conviction on a second-degree murder charge, which would have brought a mandatory life sentence.
Jug LeBlanc was a Lutcher municipal water plant employee who retired in 2002 with more than 20 years of service, former town officials have said.
On Monday, Holdridge ordered a pre-sentence investigation report and deferred Clement LeBlanc’s sentence pending the report’s completion, Assistant District Attorney Charles S. Long said in the statement.
Long prosecuted the case.
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