Judge approved subpoenas for Orleans DA and special prosecutor in Murrill case.

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Ad-hoc Judge Robert Chaisson signed off Tuesday on subpoenas for records from Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and special prosecutor Laurie White, a request tied to Attorney General Liz Murrill’s effort to have her indictment thrown out. The subpoenas seek phone records, text messages and emails that reference Murrill by name or touch on the grand jury proceedings that led to her indictment earlier this month.

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What the Subpoenas Cover

Murrill’s attorneys want correspondence between White and the district attorney’s office that mentions Murrill, the indictment or the grand jury. They’re also after any communication White had with Mayor Helena Moreno, Judge Leon Roche or anyone outside the grand jury about the case.

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The subpoenas reach further into Williams’ side of the office too, targeting correspondence with Moreno, Roche, City Council President J.P. Morrell, former Congressman Cedric Richmond and state Sen. Gary Carter. Both Williams and White have to turn over any communications with members of the media, plus draft copies of the indictment itself. Attorney Laura Rodrigue, who represents Murrill, says the records are necessary for the attorney general’s push to quash the indictment before she has to answer to 16 felony counts of public intimidation and malfeasance in office. Read More: Judge Approves Murrill Subpoenas for Orleans DA, Prosecutor |

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