16 Years For Terrebonne Man In Drug Case

HOUMA, La. (AP) — A Terrebonne Parish man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by a federal judge after pleading guilty to cocaine charges.

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office says 32-year-old Jermaine Holden was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Stanwood R. Duval.

The Courier reports that court records show Holden twice sold crack cocaine to a confidential source working with the LouisianaState Police.

The investigation was conducted by state police and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.