New prosecutor appointed

New prosecutor appointed
STAFF REPORT
In an effort to effectively prosecute juvenile crime, Michael Nerren has been
appointed by District Attorney J. Schuyler Marvin as the Juvenile Prosecutor for
the 26th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Nerren will represent the state in matters involving children who are either
status offenders or have delinquent charges pending in the 26th Judicial Court
System for Bossier and Webster Parishes.
“In his new position, Mr. Nerren will handle all cases committed by juveniles
between the ages of 10 and 17,” Marvin said. “These cases include, but are not
limited to, matters which if committed by an adult would be considered a criminal offense under Louisiana Law.”
Nerren graduated from Haughton High School and later attended Louisiana
State University-Shreveport where he graduated in 1989 with Bachelor Degrees
in both Finance and Statistical Management. He received a Juris Doctorate in
1994 from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge.
Nerren was raised in Bossier Parish and is the son of Connee Smith (retired
from the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office) and Fenely Smith (retired District
Chief from the Bossier City Fire Department).
He is married to Suzanne Nerren, who is a language arts teacher at Cope
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Middle School in Bossier City and they have three children, Chance, Laurel and
Bossier-Webster District Attorney Schuyler Marvin (left)
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Nerren is a former president of the Bossier Bar and a current member of the welcomes Michael Nerren as Juvenile Prosecutor for the
26th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
American, Louisiana, Bossier and Shreveport Bar Associations.
He is currently the vice president of the Bossier Parish Children and Youth
Service Planning Board and has, in the past, represented the Bossier Dixie Baseball Association as president of that organization.
He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Palmetto Country Club and currently serves as the country club’s legal counsel.
Before coming to the district attorney’s office, Nerren had a successful law practice in Bossier City and served as supervisor of the Juvenile
Section for the 26th Judicial Indigent Defender’s Office.