Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the appointment of Duane A. Evans as Interim United States Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that “the Attorney General may appoint a United States Attorney for the district in which the office of United States Attorney is vacant." This appointment will take effect on January 5, 2018.
“For nearly two decades as a prosecutor, Duane Evans has worked tirelessly to take on public corruption, drug trafficking, and racketeering," said Attorney General Sessions. “I am grateful to him for his service and I am confident that he will continue to deliver results as Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana."
“Thanks to Attorney General Sessions and the Department of Justice for their continued trust and support," stated Acting U.S. Attorney Evans. “I also would like to thank the employees of this office, both past and present, and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners for their tireless work for the citizens of the Eastern District of Louisiana."
Duane A. Evans became Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 11, 2017. Since November 2015, Mr. Evans served as the First Assistant United States Attorney and assisted with management of the daily operations of the office. Prior to becoming First Assistant, Mr. Evans served as a Senior Litigation Counsel and later, Chief of the Criminal Division. Mr. Evans first joined the United States Attorney’s Office in August 2000. His first assignment was to the Violent Crimes Unit where he later became the Unit’s Chief. In 2010, he became Chief of the Strike Force and Anti-Gang Unit. During his time at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Evans successfully prosecuted matters related to firearms, public corruption, violent crime, illegal narcotics trafficking, access device fraud, government theft, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organization Act (RICO).
Mr. Evans is a 2006 recipient of the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Litigative Team.
Mr. Evans received his juris doctorate degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1995 and received a B.S.E.E. from Tulane University School of Engineering in 1990. Mr. Evans clerked for Virgin Islands Superior Court Judge Ishmael A. Meyers (retired). He later served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office from 1998 to 2000. He is a native of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
