Report: Former candidate for Ascension Parish president takes stand in defamation case

Report: Former candidate for Ascension Parish president takes stand in defamation case

GONZALES — A former candidate for Ascension Parish president who filed a civil lawsuit over a secretly-recorded conversation took the stand Tuesday, The Advocate reported.Murphy Painter Sr.'s lawsuit centers on a February 2019 conversation he had with local businessman Dustin Clouatre.Painter said that a recording of his conversation with Clouatre was edited and published online by the Pelican Post News website in a way that falsely suggested he…

Former candidate for Ascension president testifies about tape he claims was used to defame him

A former candidate for Ascension Parish president whose secretly recorded conversation is at the center of a six-year legal battle took the stand Tuesday to testify about his allegations of defamation against a local insurance agent.