Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac announced Dwight D. Thomas was sentenced to serve 40 years at hard labor for the charge of second degree rape. The sentence was pronounced on Tuesday, December 5. Brignac, in a statement, said, “The district attorney’s office will continue to seek justice of sexual assault survivors.” Brignac further announced numerous cases were considered in th…
August 18, 2026
