Caresses Perique, Firearm Possession by Convicted Felon, Louisiana 2025

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On March 25, 2025, CARESSES PERIQUE, 38, was sentenced to 92 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).

Following imprisonment, PERIQUE will be placed in supervised release for three (3) years.

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) personnel were monitoring the 2600 block of Monroe Street during the annual Lady Buck Jumpers second line when PERIQUE was observed in possession of a concealed firearm in his waistband.

When approached by officers, PERIQUE immediately put his hands inside his front waistband. The officers gained control of his hands and removed a loaded black Ruger P95, nine-millimeter handgun, from his front waistband. The handgun had one live round in the chamber and nine live rounds in the magazine.

Officers subsequently learned that PERIQUE had several felony convictions which prohibited him from possessing a firearm.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aiming to reduce violent crime and gun violence in communities. On May 26, 2021, the federal government launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on core principles including fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations, setting focused enforcement priorities, and measuring results.

The case was investigated by the New Orleans Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Greg Kennedy of the Violent Crime Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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