Donaldsonville man originally convicted of killing wife pleads guilty, sentenced to 25 years in retrial

DONALDSONVILLE — A Donaldsonville man previously convicted in the killing of his wife pleaded guilty to her death in a retrial of the case after the conviction was overturned due to a non-unanimous verdict, the 23rd District Attorney's office said Wednesday.By pleading guilty to manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Jaris Howard, 41, shaved 15 years off his initial 40-year sentence that he was originally convicted of in 2019 for the 2014 killing of hi