BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – State Representative Barbara Carpenter said Friday she plans on suing former East Baton Rouge Metro councilwoman Chauna Banks over what she calls slanderous posts on Banks’ social media profiles.
“She referred to me as sleeping with everyone that I work with,” said Carpenter. “She made comments saying that I slept with all kinds of people. It’s just awful.”
Carpenter, 81, was first elected to the legislature in 2015. She said when Banks ran against her during the last election, the attacks became relentless and have continued to this day.
“I have tried to ignore her and not get on her level,” said Carpenter. “It has gone beyond reason, and I have had enough of her.”…