Woman pleads guilty in manslaughter case

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced a 40-year sentence in a recent manslaughter case. Destiny Reese, 32, of Natchitoches, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 40 years at hard labor in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections.

The conviction relates to the March 2024 beating death of a Provencal man. Reese was arrested after the 62-year-old victim died afte…