Mary Olive Pierson earning $175 an hour to fight Jenkins suit
The city-parish is paying an outside attorney to fight Woody Jenkin’s lawsuit challenging the annexation of the Mall of Louisiana and Baton Rouge General Hospital. According to the contract, Baton...
View ArticleMary Olive Pierson working Pro Bono on St. George issues
In recent months, Baton Rouge Attorney Mary Olive Pierson has risen as the face of the St. George opposition movement. Baton Rouge officials defer to her biting comments on St. George issues when...
View ArticleSt. George petition verification will be tedious, long process
Patrick Dennis The Registrar of Voters has the herculean task of validating more than 18,200 signatures on a petition seeking a vote on creating the city of St. George. Initially, St. George...
View ArticleMary Olive Pierson won’t charge city for St. George litigation
Mary Olive Pierson will not charge the city-parish for the time she spent working on St. George litigation. Attorney Mary Olive Pierson said in a recent letter to the mayor and Metro Council that she...
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