Baton Rouge Metro Council appoints Andy Dotson as interim parish attorney

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City Prosecutor Andy Dotson has been tapped to serve as the temporary parish attorney while the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council contemplates a permanent replacement for Lea Anne Batson

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week. Dotson, who has worked in the city prosecutor’s office since December 2009, received a unanimous thumbs up from the council Wednesday night. No details were discussed on how long Dotson will serve as interim parish attorney or when and how the council intends to permanently replace Batson

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Batson made her exit on the eve of a public hearing the Metro Council had been scheduled to hold Wednesday night to consider firing her at the urging of Councilman LaMont Cole. Dotson’s appointment wasn’t a shock.

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Council members Erika Green, Tara Wicker and Scott Wilson had intended to hold a special meeting on Friday to appoint Dotson following Batson’s resignation. But at Wednesday night's meeting, the council supported Green’s desire to handle the appointment then and there.

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Immediately following the vote, Dotson thanked the Metro Council for its vote of confidence. “We’ll do everything we can to keep the office where it needs to be,” he told council members.

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