Orleans Parish Assistant District Attorney Ian Kersting allegedly killed himself inside the district attorney’s office building Saturday night, according to WVUE. Authorities found Kersting dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound around 9 p.

Linda Dunikoski was sworn in Friday as an Assistant District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, according to District Attorney Jared Williams.

New Governor Josh Stein announced the appointment of a new District Attorney on Friday. Thomas Anglim will be replacing Seth Edwards as new the District Attorney for Prosecutorial District Two. Seth Edwards was elected as a Superior Court Judge,

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office is closed on Monday, Jan. 6 following the death of a colleague. In a statement released Monday, Jan. 6, OPDA officials said during the closure, members of the staff will be meeting with grief and trauma counselors in the wake of the “unexpected tragedy.