 A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students in 2009. Ralph Cherami Jr. was convicted on sexual battery, molestation, and indecent behavior charges. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier... Those 40-year sentences reflect that he will serve 40 years. He is in his 60s, and a 40-year sentence for Ralph Cherami means that he won't be a free person ever again.