BATON ROUGE - A man was sentenced to two life sentences Thursday afternoon, convicted of killing two people, including his ex-girlfriend, in 2021.

Brian Lavergne , 37, was found guilty of the murders of 28-year-old LaQuincia Jackson and 33-year-old Fredrick Hollins at an apartment complex in Tigerland.

Hollins' mother, Agnrus Hollins, says she felt some closure from Lavergne being sentenced to two life sentences.

"I asked for 99 years and one blue Sunday, life without parole, and that's what I wanted, and I think in my heart, justice was done," Hollins said.

The case was tried twice before jurors: first in October 2024 and again in August 2025.

The initial trial in October 2024 ended in a hung jury. At the retrial in August 2025, Lavergne was found guilty of the murders. His attorne

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