Tangi Gumbo

Edward Paul Louque of Walker has been sentenced to life in prison for the July 2023 murder of 67-year-old Barry Roussel of Ponchatoula. A jury found Louque guilty last month after a swift trial, and he was sentenced on August 4.

During the sentencing, Roussel’s daughter, Jenny Roussel Bourgeois, delivered a powerful victim impact statement, condemning Louque’s lack of remorse and calling him a “cal…