Former EBR Parish attorney denied new trial

BATON ROUGE - Former East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney Mary Roper lost an appeal in her attempt to get a new trial in a defamation case against Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem Chandler Loupe and the city-parish.In her original suit Roper claimed Loupe made false statements about her eventually causing the Metro Council to fire her as Parish Attorney.
Roper’s petition detailed animosity that she says began in November 2008 with Loupe acting “out of malice and in retaliation&rd