Woman gets 10 years hard labor for cruelty to her two children

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announcs the disposition of a recent juvenile cruelty case in the 10th Judicial District Court.

At the onset of the jury trial for cruelty to a juvenile, Michelle Benjamin, 30, of Natchitoches, changed her plea to guilty to the charges.

The case relates to a 2023 incident when two of Benjamin’s children were found in their house and restrained with zip-ties to …