W.D. La. · OtherFY2018–FY2025

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Other in the Western District of Louisiana

Q: What is the typical sentence for other offences in the Western District of Louisiana?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 6 months, with the middle half of terms between 6 and 6 months. 31% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for other offences is 0 months.

Q: How often are other offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

0% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 0% below it for other reasons; 100% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

Q: How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, other offences had a median prison term of 0 months and a within-range share of 90% over the same period. The district's figures are above on median term and higher than the national within-range share.

Q: Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2X3.1 and §2D2.2.

Q: Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

W.D. La. · Fifth Circuit · Other nationally

The datafile contains cases reported to the Commission with sentencing documents. Sentence length statistics use the Commission's capped variable (sentences of 470 months or longer, including life, are recorded as 470 months) and exclude sentences of probation or a fine only. Figures are aggregates of past cases and are not a prediction for any case.

<10cases, FY202542 over FY2018–FY2025

6median prison monthsnational, this offence: 0

100%within guideline rangenational 90%

31%cases with a prison termnational 40%

§ 1Length of prison terms

<10

median 6 mo

under 6 mo6–11 mo1–2 yr2–3 yr3–5 yr5–10 yr10–15 yr15–20 yr20–30 yr30 yr+life

Share of cases with a prison term, by length of the term (13 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: other offences nationally.

Interquartile range 6–6 months; mean 17. 0 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

Other was the primary offence type in 42 cases sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana between FY2018 and FY2025 (2% of the district's cases), with <10 in FY2025.

The median prison term was 6 months, longer than the national median for other offences (0 months) and longer than the Fifth Circuit median (0). Half of prison terms fell between 6 and 6 months; 31% of cases carried a prison term.

100% of these sentences were within the guideline range (nationally for this offence type: 90%); 0% were below the range on a government motion and 0% below it for other reasons.

These are aggregates of past cases. The guideline range for any case depends on its offence level, criminal history and statutory minimums, and the sentence on the court's findings; no figure here estimates an outcome.

§ 3Position relative to the guideline range

Within guideline range 100%Above range 0%Below range, government sponsored 0%Below range, other 0%Not determinable 23

§ 4Compared with the district, the circuit and the nation

Measure	W.D. La., other	W.D. La., all offences	5th Cir., other	US, other
Cases per fiscal year	<10	311	237	969
Share of district caseload	1.7%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	6	60	0	0
Mean prison months	17	82	—	7
Cases with a prison term	31%	88%	85%	40%
Within guideline range	100%	68%	83%	90%
Above range	0%	5%	15%	5%
Below range, government sponsored	0%	11%	1%	3%
Below range, other	0%	16%	1%	3%
Median final offence level	6	21	—	4

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

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Other cases sentenced per fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

<10

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<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Median prison months by fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

Fiscal year	Cases	Prison	Median months	Within range	Below, gov.	Below, other	Above
FY2018	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2022	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2023	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
FY2024	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2025	<10	fewer than 10 cases

§ 6Criminal history

Category I100% · 85%

Category II0% · 6%

Category III0% · 5%

Category IV0% · 2%

Category V0% · 1%

Category VI0% · 1%

Share of cases at each final criminal history category; grey figure: other offences nationally.

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 239 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X3.1 Accessory after the fact · 11 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2D2.2 · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X5.2 Class A misdemeanors (not covered by another guideline) · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2A5.2 · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)

Primary guidelines the Commission associates with this offence type, with the district's caseload under each across all offence types.

§ 8Questions and answers

What is the typical sentence for other offences in the Western District of Louisiana?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 6 months, with the middle half of terms between 6 and 6 months. 31% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for other offences is 0 months.

How often are other offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

0% of sentences were below the range on a government motion and 0% below it for other reasons; 100% were within the range. The Commission's categories are explained in the guide to how the guidelines work.

How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, other offences had a median prison term of 0 months and a within-range share of 90% over the same period. The district's figures are above on median term and higher than the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2X3.1 and §2D2.2.

Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

§ 9Other offence types in the Western District of Louisiana

§ 10Provenance

Source: United States Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles, fiscal years 2018–2025 (US government works), aggregated by this site; the FY2025 file is dated 29 Apr 2026. Offence type is the Commission's OFFGUIDE code 30; district is CIRCDIST 30. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.