Parole preserved for Albers but panel orders mental-health evaluation, anger-management

At the Livingston Parish remote hearing Jan. 20, 2026, the Committee on Parole reviewed allegations that Mr. Albers was arrested on domestic battery charges and was behind on supervision payments of $252. The inmate pleaded guilty to the supervision-fee violation and described a shouting argument with his elderly mother; he acknowledged a mental-health diagnosis and said he was seeing a provider every three months and held a medical marijuana card.

Board member Jeri/ Jerry LeDoux said she would vote not to revoke but recommended an outside mental-health evaluation, a change in medication from marijuana and anger-management classes. Chair Carolyn Stapleton agreed the inmate should complete anger-management and other treatment; the panel voted not to revoke and recorded that decision at 09:20. The panel asked that the conditions be arranged through probation and parole upon release from custody.

Why it matters: the panel balanced evidence of a charged incident and family statements against the inmate’s treatment needs and the victim’s stated preference (the mother had signed drop orders). The board imposed treatment-focused conditions rather than returning the offender to custody.