Louisiana's Legal foibles and follies. From Edwin Edwards' outlandish antics to Chicken King Al Copeland's romances, this is a collection of stories about 10 of New Orleans' most memorable high-profile litigants. Each chapter features a concise history of one of the colorful personalities whose trials and tribulations have captured attention for decades. Featured characters include Chinese Cowboy Harry Lee, Singing DA Harry Connick Sr., Larger-Than-Life Darleen Jacobs, State Senator Michael O'Keefe, NOPD officer Antoine Saacks, and TV reporter Richard Angelico, among others.

S. L. Alexander is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print, radio, and television, specializing in press coverage of courts. She is a popular speaker, workshop leader, and consultant on various journalism topics. She has frequently written and talked about the trials and tribulations of high-profile litigants. Alexander is a faculty member of the School of Mass Communication at Loyola University in New Orleans. She earned a Ph.D. in communication law at the University of Florida with a dissertation on the use of courtroom camera guidelines in criminal trials. She has written extensively on free press/fair trial concerns and serves as co-host of Writers' Forum, a weekly thirty-minute author interview program heard on WRBH-88.3FM/wrbh.org where she has interviewed more than one hundred writers including Wally Lamb, Kathryn Stockett, John Berendt, and just about every writer who lives or spends time in New Orleans.

ISBN: 9781455614981

Paperback

5.5 x 8.5

232 pages

Pelican Publishing, 2011