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The former chief deputy for Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. “Mert” Smiley Jr. turned himself in on Tuesday, April 23 after being accused of tampering with the tax-assessed values on his personal property. The Gonzales Police Department arrested Justin Champlin, 44, and booked him into the Ascension Parish Jail just before 11 a.m. He is charged with two counts of tampering with a computer (a misdemeanor). He is also charged with two counts of injuring public records and malfeasance i...

Justin Champlin, the former chief deputy of Ascension Parish Assessor M.J. "Mert" Smiley Jr., was arrested Tuesday on counts of malfeasance in office, injuring public records and computer tampering, jail

GONZALES - The former deputy of the Ascension Parish Assessors Office was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly changed tax values for his personal property. 

Justin Champlin, 44, was arrested by the Gonzales Police Department and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail just before 11 a.m. Tuesday.

A judge rejected Monday a five-term Ascension Parish councilmans attempt to disqualify an election challenger, even though he hired a private investigator — who is also a candidate for parish

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After being sidelined the past two years from the coronavirus pandemic, the Rotary Club of Greater Ascension hosted its Spelling Bee to honor the teachers of the year in the Dutchtown school feeder system, which encompasses the club’s area.

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Attorney General was sued in Texas federal court for alleged First and Fourteenth amendment violations by multiple individuals.  The complaint was filed on April 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University as well as the following individuals: Mario Carrillo, Joseph Canscino, Justin Champlin, Edward Espinoza, Omar Gallaga, Fatima Maniar, Jennifer Ramos, John Ruffier and ...

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