+2 Courts Federal jury rules in favor of former ATC head in lawsuit alleging unfair termination BY GRACE TOOHEY | gtoohey@theadvocate.com Aug 7, 2018 A federal jury decided Monday in favor of a former Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner in a lawsuit that alleged he unfairly fired a form…
Courts Scheduled guilty plea for BR lawyer, ex-liquor lobbyist on lesser child porn charge postponed until Nov. 8 BY JOE GYAN JR. | jgyan@theadvocate.com Oct 30, 2017 A Baton Rouge lawyer and ex-state liquor lobbyist is expected to plead guilty to a misdemeanor child pornography charge next week in federal court.
Courts Former, current ATC agents settle racial discrimination suit against ex-Commissioner Troy Hebert BY JOE GYAN JR. | jgyan@theadvocate.com Jul 26, 2017 Two former ¶¶Òõh Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control agents and a current agent have settled their federal racial discrimination lawsuit…
+5 State Politics Democrats and Republicans alike agree: 'You can't help but like' Steve Scalise BY TYLER BRIDGES | tbridges@theadvocate.com Jun 14, 2017 When Steve Scalise served in the ¶¶Òõh House of Representatives, two of his three roommates were Democrats. At night, the four of them att…
Courts Judge rejects Baton Rouge lawyer's claim of selective and vindictive prosecution in porn case BY JOE GYAN JR. | jgyan@theadvocate.com Feb 7, 2017 Baton Rouge lawyer and former state liquor lobbyist Christopher Young, who claims federal child porn charges filed against him last year are t…
+2 Courts More to story than Christopher Young allegedly distributing child porn, ex-Jefferson Parish president's brother argues BY JOE GYAN JR. | jgyan@theadvocate.com Dec 26, 2016 Six months after alleging that federal child porn charges against him are the result of a "selective and vindictive" prosecution, the war of w…
Stephanie Grace Grace Notes: Fayard's misleading ad linking Campbell to Duke is the season's ugliest BY STEPHANIE GRACE | sgrace@theadvocate.com Oct 28, 2016 Asked at a U.S. Senate candidate forum last summer to name two federal programs he'd eliminate, Public Service Commissioner and U.S. Senate ca…
+2 Elections Mark Ballard: In this US Senate race in ¶¶Òõh, minor candidates have tough road, but... BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Oct 23, 2016 One of those political intrigue programs that the British Broadcasting Corp. does so well began with a wing-nut looking in the mirror and cont…
State Politics ¶¶Òõh judge refuses challenge to U.S. Senate debate criteria; only 5 of 24 candidates allowed in debate BY JOE GYAN JR. | jgyan@theadvocate.com Oct 11, 2016 A Baton Rouge state judge refused Thursday to either block Tuesday's scheduled televised U.S. Senate debate or increase the number of candidat…
+2 Elections U.S. Senate candidates weigh in on Supreme Court nomination BY TYLER BRIDGES | tbridges@theadvocate.com Oct 9, 2016 The two major Democrats running for the U.S. Senate, Caroline Fayard and Foster Campbell, want the Senate to hold confirmation hearings on Pre…