New Orleans Field Division
Welcome to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) New Orleans Field Division. Our Division is responsible for ATF criminal enforcement and industry regulatory activities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Our dedicated work force is comprised of special agents, investigators, explosive enforcement officers, auditors, technicians and support staff.
ATF is committed to reducing violent crime in our neighborhoods. ATF’s New Orleans Field Division special agents combat firearms violence by focusing their investigative efforts on armed violent offenders, career criminals, gun traffickers and gangs. We also work in partnership with other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas to accomplish this mission.
Explosives and arson enforcement is an integral part of ATF’s overall violent crime reduction strategy. ATF’s New Orleans Field Division special agents combat arson and explosives-related crimes by conducting independent investigations and by working in partnership with local and state fire investigators and police bomb squads.
ATF also has the duty of regulating the firearms and explosives industries. Our industry operations investigators work to ensure that all firearms and explosives are stored, handled and sold in a safe manner as mandated by federal law.
We encourage all residents to get involved and assist us in our goal of reducing crime in our communities. Give us a call and let us know what we can do for you. Our phone number is (504) 841-7000.
Phillip M. Durham
Division Management Team
- Phillip M. Durham
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Bobby Schaal
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Constance Hester
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Vacant
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- Austin R. Banks
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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22-Count Indictment Returned for RICO Violations, The Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering Act, The Federal Gun Control Act, Controlled Substances Act, and Obstruction of Justice
January 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MELVIN HUDSON, age 26; JERMAINE HUDSON, age 25; TRAVIS HUDSON age 29; MOSES LAWSON, age 27, MONTERIO WIGGINS, age 27, RODERICK WIGGINS, age 22, DANTE CARSON, age 21, DWIGHT CARSON, age 22, TOREY RICHARDSON, age 21, TEDRICK REYNARD, age 24, SHAYNE LEBLANC, age 40; and AKAI SULLIVAN, age 27, were charged today in a twenty-two (22) count superseding indictment for Violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act, the Violent Crime in Aid of Racketeering Act, the Federal Gun Control Act, Controlled Substances Act, and Obstruction of Justice, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. MELVIN HUDSON was already under indictment but the other eleven (11) defendants are newly charged.More »
New Orleans Man Indicted for Federal Charges Relating to Murder and Carjacking
January 27, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – WALTER CONLEY, aka Ike Neezy
(23yrs old), of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged in a three count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with murder, carjacking, and discharging a firearm during a carjacking.More »
Member of Violent Josephine Dog Pound
Sentenced to Life in Federal Court to RICO and Murder Charges
January 11, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — DARRYL SHIELDS age 24, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced to life imprisonment by U. S. District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. SHIELDS pled guilty to Counts 1, 2, 6 and 12 of a Federal Superseding Indictment, which called for a term of life imprisonment.More »
Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Her Role in Muling Heroin on Commercial Airlines
January 11, 2012
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — CASSANDRA BATISTE, age 41, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today by the Honorable Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. to sixty (60) months in prison for her role in a large scale drug trafficking conspiracy. Additionally, Judge Duvall ordered that BATISTE be placed on three (3) years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment, during which time the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks an additional term of imprisonment should she violate any terms of her supervised release.More »