Hardin County Jury sentences Amanda Guidry to 80 years in death of young daughter

A Hardin County Jury has decided on an 80 year sentence for Amanda Guidry after convicting her of Injury to a Child in the 2011 death of her 4-year-old daughter, Breonna Loftin. The jury in Judge Steven Thomas' courtroom began deliberating her punishment at about 3:00 Tuesday afternoon and returned with the decision shortly after 9:00 Tuesday night. She faced up to life in prison. The jury convicted Guidry of Injury to a Child on Friday, August 26th. She had been charged with Capital Murder, but prosecutors weren't seeking the death penalty if she'd been convicted on that charge. Guidry's boyfriend, Jason Delacerda, was sentenced to death in 2018. Prosecutors say that both took part in causing injuries to Breonna. According to doctors, the little girl suffered blunt force trauma to the head, broken bones, bruises, and burns. Investigators say the abuse had gone on for some time prior to her death.