Louisiana AG Liz Murrill Indicted on 16 Felony Counts, Faces $400,000 Bond
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Updated · FOX 8 Local First · Jul 2
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill Indicted on 16 Felony Counts, Faces $400,000 Bond
3 articles · Updated · FOX 8 Local First · Jul 2
Summary
An Orleans Parish grand jury charged Liz Murrill with 16 felonies—eight counts each of public intimidation and malfeasance in office—and set bond at $400,000.
The case centers on May letters Murrill sent to Mayor Helena Moreno, District Attorney Jason Williams and five council members warning their actions could bring “serious consequences” under Louisiana law, including possible removal from office.
Those letters arose from a fight over New Orleans’ clerk of court consolidation after the City Council appointed interim clerk Calvin Johnson and backed a special election that Moreno and Williams supported.
Governor Jeff Landry said he would pardon Murrill “as fast as the law allows,” while Moreno called the indictment a matter for the courts and said she remained focused on city business.
The Louisiana Supreme Court had already struck down the council’s resolutions, blocked the special election and ordered civil clerk Chelsey Richard Napoleon to serve as the consolidated clerk.