Disgraced Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet, called Tuesday by the defense in Assistant District Attorney Gary Haynes federal bribery trial, displayed an unusual amount of paranoia regarding her phone calls.
Odinet resigned from her judgeship in 2021, after she was caught on video using a racial slur to refer to a would-be burglar who was captured at her home. The video was shared online by a family member and first reported by The Current.
“And Mom’s yelling n*****, n*****,” says one male voice, to which another female voice responds: “We have a n *****, it’s a n*****, like a roach.”…