27-09-2024 19:42 via wbrz.com

INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Possible conflict between lawyer and judge in succession case

BATON ROUGE - A potential conflict of interest arose in a case against two people where a caretaker was accused of naming herself in a will without consent, according to a writ filed Friday.A writ filed by representatives of Beth Claybourn, whose late husband's will was allegedly altered by his caretaker, Melba Braud, alleges a defense lawyer in the case also represented presiding Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts in a separate case while trial for the succession case took place.The Investigative
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