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Peggy M. Traylor, the late wife of former Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice Chet Traylor had “professional wagers” income of over $100 thousand for the reporting years of 2008 and 2009, according to documents obtained by Lincoln Parish News Online (LPNO). Chet Traylor retired from the court May 31, 2009. The documents do not reveal under what circumstances or from whom the income was received, as appears to be required by the state’s ethics laws. RS 42:1114 A. Other than a legislator, each public servant and each member of his immediate family who derives any thing of economic value, directly,...

We're still a week away from the election, but one race is already over. Voters won't have much choice next Tuesday in the State Senate race for District One, after a judge's decision that the challenger isn't qualified to run. Mell Traylor is originally from Savannah, but lives most of the time on Hilton Head Island. He tried to claim residency at a cousin's house in Savannah, but Monday, a judge ruled against him. There was a special hearing on the residency issue last week, during which that cousin acknowledged Traylor does not live with him. Incumbent Eric Johnson says...