Pubdate: Wed, 16 Feb 2005
Source: Advocate, The (LA)
Copyright: 2005 The Advocate, Capital City Press
Contact:  http://www.theadvocate.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2
Author: Brett Troxler

CITY ADMITS VIOLATION IN REQUEST FOR MAYOR'S DRUG TEST

The city of Clinton has admitted it violated a state Supreme Court
ruling when it asked the new mayor to take a drug test.

Newly elected Mayor Donald Jefferson visited city hall on Tuesday to
take the randomly requested test, which city attorney Betsey Jones
said stems from a 1990 anti-drug program in Clinton.

The Louisiana Supreme Court had previously ruled that elected
officials are exempt from such tests, however. Jefferson said he was
shocked at the request.

"I have very little trust in some of the things being done up here,
things that are being thrown my way," Jefferson said. "And in order to
protect myself is the reason I had my own individual test done."

Jefferson also took a test Monday in Baton Rouge. He said the results
came back negative. 
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