New Orleans Man Sentenced in Drug Distribution Case

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LEROY SORDEN (“SORDEN”), age 38, was sentenced on October 22, 2026 by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe after previously pleading guilty to drug distribution, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. 

SORDEN was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of ninety (90) months, followed by four (4) years of supervised release, and payment of a mandatory $100 special assessment fee. According to court records, SORDEN distributed approximately fifty-five (55) grams of cocaine base (“crack”) to an individual he thought was a legitimate purchaser. 

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Briana Williams of the Narcotics Unit.