Davante Lewis speaks at a candidates’ forum in Lutcher held Sept. 21, 2022, for the District 3 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
State troopers issued a summons Saturday night to Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis for driving while intoxicated, a charge he said Monday he plans to contest, WAFB-TV reported.
A report from Louisiana State Police indicates Lewis was pulled over in West Baton Rouge Parish for driving without headlights. He was issued a court summons for first-offense DWI and “headlights required.” Both are misdemeanor charges that did not require troopers to arrest or jail Lewis. The West Baton Rouge jail does not accept bookings for first-offense DWI, according to State Police…