NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)), published as received.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TRAVIS JORDAN (“JORDAN”), age 39, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on January 17, 2025 for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).
Specifically, JORDAN was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment, followed by a three-year term of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.
According to court documents, on February 18, 2024, JORDAN was denied entry into the Saint Bar in Orleans Parish due to his intoxication. In response, JORDAN instigated an altercation with an employee and a firearm fell from his waistband. As JORDAN reached for the firearm, other employees, who witnessed the altercation, seized and secured the firearm. They then restrained JORDAN until the police arrived.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Orleans Police Department. The case was prosecuted by AssistantUnited States Attorney Troy Bell of the Violent Crime Unit .
