State district court commissioner Patricia Joyce ordered Terrance Leonard held without bond in the killings of a Terrytown woman and 3 children in early March.
The defense motion to set bond was denied by Joyce on the four killings. Bond had been previously set on charges of attempted first-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
Detectives say Leonard confessed to killing his girlfriend Kristina Riley and 3 of her family members. One other family member remains in the hospital.