A Roanoke man was denied a lighter sentence in the 31st Judicial District Judicial Court this week for his role in a vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Jennings woman in 2023.
Honorable District Judge Steve Gunnell ruled against a leniency request from Attorney Tim Cassidy on behalf of 67-year-old Jeffery Lynn Meche for his vehicular homicide sentence.
In Louisiana, vehicular homicide is de…