Louisiana’s Republican Attorney General, Liz Murrill, has been indicted on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of attempting to intimidate local officials who opposed a controversial law overhauling the city’s courts.
The indictment alleges Murrill warned eight New Orleans officials, including Mayor Helena Moreno and District Attorney Jason Williams, that they could face removal from their positions for fighting legislation that eliminated the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk role.
