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Mansura man sentenced to life after 2022 carjacking and death of Lafayette ride-share driver
Posted 5:18 PM 1/30/2026 by WBRZ Staff
LAFAYETTE – A federal judge this week sentenced a Mansura man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to a carjacking that left a Lafayette Parish woman dead, prosecutors announced Friday.
Ella Goodie was a ride-share driver who had offered to help Brandon Jermaine Francisco, 39 (More)
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