Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts Faces Possible Harsher Sentence

Former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts was convicted of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile. She received a sentence of 90 days in jail, a $5,000 fine, two suspended five‑year prison terms, mandatory drug testing and court‑ordered therapy, and is expected to be released in early September.

Prosecutors from the Beauregard Parish District Attorney's Office have filed a motion asking Judge Kent Savoie to reconsider the sentence, arguing it is too lenient. The judge granted a hearing scheduled for August 31, where a harsher punishment could be imposed. The request follows months of public criticism that the original sentence was a “slap on the wrist.” Louisiana law permits a court to revisit a sentence after it has been imposed.